CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE] (see H.R. 6707), H7435 [27DE]

——— ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]

——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]

——— require a criminal background check for child care providers and adults residing with child care providers in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]

——— require child care providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]