graphs (A), (B), and (C) shall be incorporated 
into the biennial reports to Congress by the 
Secretary required under section 658L(a) of the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990. 
‘‘(8) REGULAR EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From a geographically 
diverse selection of the lead agencies paid a 
grant under this subsection that includes rep-
resentation of States, territories, and Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations, the Secretary 
regularly shall evaluate the impact of the activi-
ties carried out by such lead agencies with re-
spect to improving the supply and quality of 
child care in the areas determined to be in par-
ticular need of child care by such lead agencies. 
‘‘(B) SUPPLY ASSESSMENT.—In evaluating 
the extent to which there are improvements in 
the supply of child care in the areas determined 
to be in particular need of child care, the Sec-
retary shall focus on the following areas: 
‘‘(i) General availability of child care 
services. 
‘‘(ii) Availability of child care services 
that— 
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‘‘(I) are provided during non-
traditional hours; 
‘‘(II) serve dual language learn-
ers, children with disabilities, children 
experiencing homelessness, children in 
foster care, children from low-income 
families, or infants and toddlers; 
‘‘(III) serve a high proportion of 
children whose families are eligible for 
subsidies under the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 
1990; and 
‘‘(IV) operate in rural commu-
nities with a low supply of child care. 
‘‘(iii) Opportunity for parental choice 
in child care services. 
‘‘(iv) Improvement in workforce re-
cruitment and retention for child care serv-
ices. 
‘‘(C) QUALITY
ASSESSMENT.—In evalu-
ating the extent to which there are improve-
ments in the quality of child care in the areas 
determined to be in particular need of child 
care, the Secretary shall focus on at least 5 of 
the following areas: 
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‘‘(i) Ratios of staff to children and 
group size. 
‘‘(ii) Developmentally appropriate cur-
riculum. 
‘‘(iii) Approaches to instruction. 
‘‘(iv) Relationship quality between 
children and staff. 
‘‘(v) Children’s learning and develop-
ment. 
‘‘(vi) Physical environment quality 
and ability to protect children and staff 
from illness and injury. 
‘‘(vii) Qualifications, experience, and 
specialized training of staff. 
‘‘(viii) Opportunities for staff profes-
sional development. 
‘‘(ix) Wages and benefits for staff. 
‘‘(x) Ability to foster relationships 
with families and communities. 
‘‘(xi) Leadership and management ca-
pacity. 
‘‘(xii) Creating a stable work environ-
ment for staff retention. 
‘‘(xiii) Pursuit or earning of national 
accreditation. 
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‘‘(D) REPORT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) submit a report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress regarding 
the evaluations of the impact of the activi-
ties carried out by lead agencies with funds 
from grants paid under this subsection— 
‘‘(I) within 180 days of the com-
pletion of each such evaluation; and 
‘‘(II) at least once every 5 years; 
and 
‘‘(ii) make each such report, along 
with the data and report for each evalua-
tion, publicly available. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’ means the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Fi-
nance, and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) LEAD
AGENCY.—The term ‘lead 
agency’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
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tion 658P(9) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2023. 
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