‘‘(ii)(I) is ranked at the top level of 
the State’s Quality Rating and Improve-
ment System or similar rating system or 
accredited by a national accrediting body 
recognized, before the date of enactment of 
the Infant and Toddler Care Improvement 
Act, for high-quality program standards 
that are valid and reliable; or 
‘‘(II) is an Early Head Start agency 
under section 645A of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9840a) that is in full compli-
ance with the performance standards appli-
cable to such an agency under the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In making grants under 
this paragraph, a State— 
‘‘(i) shall give priority to entities that 
will serve significant populations of low-in-
come families; and 
‘‘(ii) may give priority to entities 
that— 
‘‘(I) are located in low-income 
communities; 
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‘‘(II) will serve communities with 
significant populations of families 
with limited English proficiency; or 
‘‘(III) will increase the ability of 
caregivers to provide appropriate serv-
ices and coordinate activities with 
State and local systems providing 
services under part C of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for children 
with developmental delays or disabil-
ities, including such children in the 
child welfare system of the State. 
‘‘(3) STAFFED FAMILY CHILD CARE NETWORKS 
OR SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use the 
funds described in paragraph (1) to make 
grants to organizations with expertise in pro-
viding child care and related technical assist-
ance, to establish new staffed family child care 
networks (new as of the date of amendment of 
the State plan under subsection (c)) or to oper-
ate existing staffed family child care networks 
or systems that offer, to family child care pro-
viders who are eligible infant and toddler care 
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providers, technical assistance, training, admin-
istrative support, or direct services including 
monitoring visits to providers. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making grants under 
this paragraph, a State— 
‘‘(i) shall give priority to organizations 
described in paragraph (2)(C)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) may give priority to organiza-
tions that have 1 or more of the 3 charac-
teristics described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii). 
‘‘(4) STATEWIDE
NETWORK
OF
INFANT
AND 
TODDLER SPECIALISTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use the 
funds described in paragraph (1) to support, or 
to make a grant to an organization with exper-
tise in providing child care technical assistance 
to support, a statewide network of specialists 
who are eligible infant and toddler care pro-
viders, that shall— 
‘‘(i) provide individual or group train-
ing and intensive consultation services to 
eligible infant and toddler care providers, 
including relative caregivers, on strategies 
to improve the quality of care for infants 
and toddlers; and 
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‘‘(ii) assist eligible infant and toddler 
care providers in coordinating activities 
with other offices responsible for child 
care, including Early Head Start programs 
and Head Start programs carried out 
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 
et seq.). 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In delivering services or 
making grants under this paragraph, a State— 
‘‘(i) shall give priority to networks 
that deliver support to providers described 
in paragraph (2)(C)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) may give priority to networks 
that deliver support to providers that have 
1 or more of the 3 characteristics de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(ii). 
‘‘(5) STATE
WORKFORCE
QUALITY
INITIA-
TIVES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use the 
funds described in paragraph (1) to support ini-
tiatives to improve the quality of the workforce 
of eligible infant and toddler care providers, 
such as— 
‘‘(i) providing relevant training, pro-
fessional development, or mentoring to eli-
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gible infant and toddler care providers, in-
cluding linking the training, development, 
or mentoring to career pathways for eligi-
ble infant and toddler care providers; 
‘‘(ii) providing scholarships or other 
financial support to eligible infant and tod-
dler care providers to advance their edu-
cation and training; 
‘‘(iii) coordinating activities with the 
State’s higher education system to expand 
the availability and quality of coursework 
for infant and toddler care providers, in-
cluding developing career pathways for eli-
gible infant and toddler care providers; or 
‘‘(iv) 
improving 
the 
State 
credentialing of eligible infant and toddler 
care providers. 
‘‘(6) SYSTEMS QUALITY.—A State may use the 
funds described in paragraph (1) to— 
‘‘(A) develop infant and toddler compo-
nents for the State’s Quality Rating and Im-
provement System or similar rating system, 
child care licensing regulations, or voluntary 
early learning guidelines; 
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‘‘(B) improve the ability of parents to ob-
tain information about high-quality infant and 
toddler care; or 
‘‘(C) assist eligible infant and toddler care 
providers seeking to improve the quality of their 
infant and toddler care by increasing their 
ranking on the State’s Quality Rating and Im-
provement System or similar rating system, 
meeting performance standards applicable to an 
Early Head Start agency under the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), or becoming ac-
credited by a national accrediting body de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(7) OTHER
HIGH-QUALITY
INITIATIVES.—A 
State may use the funds described in paragraph (1) 
to carry out other activities determined by the State 
to improve the quality of infant and toddler care 
provided in the State and for which there is evidence 
that the activities will lead to improved infant and 
toddler safety, infant and toddler development, or in-
fant and toddler well-being. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—A State that receives a grant 
under subsection (b) shall submit in the State’s annual 
reports required under section 658K(a)(2), information on 
how the State is using the funding provided under sub-
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section (b) to improve the quality of infant and toddler 
care and the effect such funding is having on the quality 
of infant and toddler care in the State. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014 and 
each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 658B of the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than section 
658H)’’ after ‘‘subchapter’’. 
(b) ALLOTMENT.—Section 658O(a)(1) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9858m(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘this 
subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658B’’. 
Æ 
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