‘‘(I) eligible low-income families 
seeking to receive at-home infant care 
benefits through the demonstration 
project; over 
‘‘(II) other eligible low-income 
families on a waiting list for child 
care assistance through another pro-
gram in the State; but 
‘‘(ii) will select a combination of fami-
lies described in clause (i)(I) and families 
described in (i)(II) to receive at-home in-
fant care benefits; 
‘‘(C) the State will— 
‘‘(i) provide parents applying to re-
ceive at-home infant care benefits with in- 
formation on the range of options for child 
care available to the parents; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that approved applicants 
for at-home infant care benefits are per-
mitted to choose between receipt of at- 
home infant care benefit subsidies, and re-
ceipt of certificates that may be used with 
an eligible child care provider for child care 
needed for employment; and 
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‘‘(iii) provide that a family receiving 
at-home infant care benefit subsidies may 
exchange the subsidies for certificates de-
scribed in clause (ii) at any time during 
the family’s participation in the dem-
onstration project; 
‘‘(D) the State will develop or update, and 
implement, a plan to improve the quality of in-
fant care in the State, and provide parent edu-
cation and support services to participants in 
the demonstration project; and 
‘‘(E) the State will cooperate with informa-
tion collection and evaluations conducted by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) FAMILY ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive at-home infant care benefits through a 
demonstration project under this section, a 
family shall— 
‘‘(i) have a family income that does 
not exceed the limit specified in section 
658P(4)(B); 
‘‘(ii) include a child under the age of 
12 months (or, at the election of the State 
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carrying out the demonstration project, 
under the age of 24 months); 
‘‘(iii) include a parent who had a re-
cent work history (as determined in ac-
cordance with the State’s requirements for 
such a work history) prior to application 
for the at-home infant care benefits; and 
‘‘(iv) meet such other eligibility re-
quirements as the State may establish. 
‘‘(B) TWO-PARENT FAMILIES.—A State se-
lected to carry out a demonstration project 
under this section shall permit 2-parent families 
to participate in the project but may not limit 
participation in the project to such families. 
‘‘(4) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amount of 
an at-home infant care benefit provided to an eligi-
ble low-income family under this section for a month 
shall not exceed the monthly amount obtained by ap-
plying 100 percent of the State’s maximum rate for 
a licensed family child care provider for full-time in-
fant care. 
‘‘(5) TANF ASSISTANCE.—The receipt of an at- 
home infant care benefit under this section shall not 
be considered to be assistance for any purpose under 
the program of block grants to States for temporary 
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