the State that include one annual an-
nounced and one annual unannounced visit 
to each site at which the provider provides 
child care services. Nothing in the pre-
ceding sentence shall be construed to re-
quire that licensing requirements be ap-
plied to specific types of providers of child 
care services. 
‘‘(iii) TRAINING.—Certify that the 
State has in effect licensing or registration 
requirements applicable to child care pro-
viders within the State that require, within 
3 years of the date of enactment of the 
Starting Early Starting Right Act, that 
every lead teacher or aide of the provider, 
and each family child care provider— 
‘‘(I) have at least 40 hours of ap-
propriate health, safety, and child de-
velopment training prior to their em-
ployment with or operation as a pro-
vider (as determined in accordance 
with guidelines to be issued by the 
Secretary); and 
‘‘(II) have at least 24 hours of 
annual training in appropriate health, 
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safety, and child development training 
(as determined in accordance with 
guidelines to be issued by the Sec-
retary). 
‘‘(iv) OTHER TRAINING.—Certify that 
the State has a plan to implement, within 
3 years of the date of enactment of the 
Starting Early Starting Right Act, pre- 
and in-service training requirements appli-
cable to child care providers that provide 
services for which assistance is made avail-
able under this subchapter. 
‘‘(v) 
TRAINING
FOR
LIMITED- 
ENGLISH-PROFICIENT (LEP) PROVIDERS.— 
Certify that the State has a plan to pro-
vide for the training of child care service 
providers with limited-English proficiency 
to provide high-quality child care serv-
ices.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (H)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Demonstrate the man-
ner’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Demonstrate the 
manner’’; and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) SPECIFIC NEEDS.—Demonstrate 
the manner in which the State will meet 
the specific child care needs of low-income 
and working families, including— 
‘‘(I) the outreach strategies to be 
used to reach hard-to-serve children, 
including low-income children, English 
language learners, children with spe-
cial needs, and children in rural areas; 
‘‘(II) the use of contracts with 
child care centers, family child care 
homes, and organizations that manage 
and support family child care net-
works to reach hard-to-serve children 
and underserved communities; 
‘‘(III) the use of pilot or dem-
onstration projects to increase the 
supply of high-quality child care in 
underserved communities; 
‘‘(IV) the use of pilot or dem-
onstration projects that demonstrate 
effective techniques and approaches of 
specialized training for child care 
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service providers with limited-English 
proficiency to improve their ability to 
provide high-quality child care serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(V) the use of pilot or dem-
onstration projects that demonstrate 
effective techniques and approaches of 
specialized training for child care pro-
viders working with children with de-
velopmental disabilities.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) 
CONTINUOUS
CARE.—Demonstrate 
how the State is implementing practices and 
procedures to help ensure that children receive 
continuous care from the same provider, includ-
ing through— 
‘‘(i) the use of contracts with child 
care centers, family child care homes, and 
organizations that manage and support 
family child care networks for underserved 
populations; 
‘‘(ii) extending periods of redetermina-
tion for all families to 1 year; 
‘‘(iii) extending periods of job search 
eligibility; and 
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‘‘(iv) informing families and providers 
that eligibility is ending in a timely man-
ner and in multiple formats.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 
the following: 
‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall 
provide information demonstrating that the 
State is ensuring that payment rates for the 
provision of child care services for which assist-
ance is provided under this subchapter are 
equal to or exceed the 75th percentile of the 
current market rate for all types of child care, 
based on a research-based market rate survey 
that includes variations for geography, age of 
children, and provider type. 
‘‘(C) CHILD
CARE
FOR
SPECIAL
POPU-
LATIONS.—The State plan shall describe efforts 
to address the need for child care for special 
populations, including care in low-income and 
rural areas, care for infants and toddlers, care 
for children with special needs, care for other 
populations, and care during nonstandard 
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hours, such as paying rates for the provision of 
child care services for which assistance is pro-
vided under this subchapter that exceed the 
75th percentile of a current market rate for all 
types of care (based on the survey under sub-
paragraph (B).’’. 
(c) ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD 
CARE.—Section 658G of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 658G. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF 
CHILD CARE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives funding to 
carry out this subchapter for a fiscal year, shall use not 
less than 15 percent of the amount of such funds for ac-
tivities that are designed to improve the quality of child 
care, including the implementation of 1 or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Developing and implementing a Quality 
Rating and Improvement System (referred to in this 
section as the ‘QRIS’) for child care centers and 
family child care homes, including criteria appro-
priate for each age group eligible for assistance 
under this Act with levels that lead to nationally rec-
ognized high standards. 
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istered in receiving appropriate training and sup-
port. 
‘‘(9) Developing and implementing technological 
resources to assist low-income families in applying 
for child care assistance as well as to educate fami-
lies concerning the range of and quality ratings of 
various child care providers. 
‘‘(b) EXTENSION FOR FULL-DAY CARE.—A State 
that receives funding to carry out this subchapter for a 
fiscal year, shall use not less than 5 percent of the amount 
of such funds for activities that are designed to fund ac-
tivities to extend the day or year for those children who 
are eligible for child care services and attend part-day or 
year programs. 
‘‘(c) HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR INFANTS AND TOD-
DLERS.—A State that receives funding to carry out this 
subchapter for a fiscal year, shall use not less than 30 
percent of the amount of such funds for activities that 
are designed to fund initiatives to improve the quality and 
expand the availability of high-quality care for infants and 
toddlers.’’. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 658K(a) 
of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(3) BI-ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2008, and every 2 years thereafter, a 
State that operates a Quality Rating and Improve-
ment System (referred to in this section as the 
‘QRIS’) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a 
report that includes aggregate data concerning— 
‘‘(A) the number of licensed center and 
family child care providers in the State; 
‘‘(B) the number of child care providers in 
each level of the State QRIS, listed by type, 
race and ethnicity, geographic area of the State, 
and number of children that each such provider 
is licensed to serve; 
‘‘(C) the disaggregated number and per-
centages of children receiving child care assist-
ance under this subchapter in each level of the 
State QRIS; 
‘‘(D) whether any change occurred in the 
number and percentage of child care providers 
in each level of the State QRIS, listed by type, 
geographic area of the State, and number of 
children each such provider is licensed to serve; 
‘‘(E) the disaggregated number and per-
centage of children receiving child care assist-
ance under this subchapter who are receiving 
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care from child care providers in a higher-qual-
ity level (as determined under the State QRIS) 
as compared to the previous 12-month period; 
‘‘(F) the disaggregated number of child 
care providers in low-income communities who 
have moved up to a higher-quality level of child 
care (as determined under the State QRIS) as 
compared to the previous 12-month period; and 
‘‘(G) the average child care reimbursement 
rate under this subchapter at each level of the 
State QRIS, listed by provider type, race and 
ethnicity, and geographic area of the State. 
‘‘(4) 5-YEAR REPORT.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2013, and every 5 years thereafter, a State 
described in paragraph (1)(A) shall prepare and sub-
mit to the Secretary a report that includes aggregate 
data concerning the average individual compensation 
paid for each of the following in all licensed child 
care programs, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, cre-
dentials, and program type in the State: 
‘‘(A) Lead teacher. 
‘‘(B) Classroom assistant or aide. 
‘‘(C) Family child care provider. 
‘‘(D) Family child care assistant.’’. 
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SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO 
NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM UNDER PART A 
OF TITLE IV OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 
Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘through 
2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2008; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) the amount appropriate for fiscal 
year 2008 increased by $10,000,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.’’. 
Æ 
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