at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including a description of how the State 
plans to become eligible for grants under section 115 
by not later than 3 years after the date the State 
first receives grant funds under this subtitle. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATION.—In devel-
oping an application for a grant under this subtitle, 
a Governor of a State shall consult with the State 
Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and 
Care, and incorporate their recommendations, where 
applicable. 
(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subtitle, a State shall contribute for 
the activities for which the grant was awarded non- 
Federal matching funds in an amount equal to not 
less than 20 percent of the amount of the grant. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—To satisfy the re-
quirement of paragraph (1), a State may use— 
(A) cash; or 
(B) an in-kind contribution. 
(3) FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary may waive paragraph (1) or reduce the 
amount of matching funds required under that para-
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graph for a State that has submitted an application 
for a grant under this subtitle if the State dem-
onstrates, in the application, a need for such a waiv-
er or reduction due to extreme financial hardship, as 
determined by the Secretary of Education. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
title— 
(1) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2015 through 2023. 
TITLE II—EARLY LEARNING 
QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS 
SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are to— 
(1) increase the availability of, and access to, 
high-quality early childhood education and care pro-
gramming for infants and toddlers; 
(2) support a higher quality of, and increase ca-
pacity for, that programming in both child care cen-
ters and family child care homes; and 
(3) encourage the provision of comprehensive, 
coordinated full-day services and supports for in-
fants and toddlers. 
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SEC. 202. EARLY LEARNING QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS. 
The Head Start Act is amended— 
(1) by amending section 645A(e) (42 U.S.C. 
9840a(e)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall award grants under this section on a competi-
tive basis to applicants meeting the criteria in subsection 
(d) (giving priority to entities with a record of providing 
early, continuous, and comprehensive childhood develop-
ment and family services and entities that agree to partner 
with a center-based or family child care provider to carry 
out the activities described in section 645B).’’; and 
(2) by inserting after section 645A (42 U.S.C. 
9840a) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 645B. EARLY LEARNING QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to Early Head Start agencies to partner with center-based 
or family child care providers, particularly those that re-
ceive support under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), that agree 
to meet program performance standards that are de-
scribed in section 641A(a)(1) and Early Head Start 
standards described in 645A are applicable to the ages of 
children served with funding and technical assistance from 
the Early Head Start agency. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall award grants 
under this section in a manner consistent with sec-
tion 645A(e). 
‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE
PRIORITY.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
priority to applicants— 
‘‘(A) that propose to create strong align-
ment of programs with maternal, infant and 
early childhood home visiting programs assisted 
under section 511 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 711), State-funded prekindergarten 
programs, programs carried out under the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and other 
programs supported under this Act, to create a 
strong continuum of high-quality services for 
children from birth to school entry; and 
‘‘(B) that seek to work with child care pro-
viders across settings, including center-based 
and home-based programs. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—From funds appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
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‘‘(i) not less than 3 percent of such 
funds for Indian Head Start programs 
that serve young children; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 4.5 percent for mi-
grant and seasonal Head Start programs 
that serve young children; and 
‘‘(iii) not less than .2 percent for pro-
grams funded under clause (iv) or (v) of 
section 640(a)(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION
AMONG
STATES.—The 
Secretary shall allocate funds appropriated to 
carry out this section and not reserved under 
subparagraph (A) among the States proportion-
ally based on the number of young children 
from families whose income is below the poverty 
line residing in such States. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY OF CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) Partnerships formed through assistance 
provided under this section may serve children 
through age 3; and 
‘‘(2) the standards applied to children in sub-
section (a) shall be consistent with those applied to 
3-year old children under this subchapter. 
‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIPS.—An Early Head Start agency 
that receives a grant under this section shall— 
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