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42 U.S. Code § 9858e. Activities to improve the quality of child care
(a) Reservation
(1) Reservation for activities relating to the quality of child care services
A State that receives funds to carry out this subchapter for a fiscal year referred to in paragraph (2) shall reserve and use a portion of such funds, in accordance with paragraph (2), for activities provided directly, or through grants or contracts with local child care resource and referral organizations or other appropriate entities, that are designed to improve the quality of child care services and increase parental options for, and access to, high-quality child care, and is in alignment with a Statewide assessment of the State’s needs to carry out such services and care, provided in accordance with this subchapter.
(2) Amount of reservationsSuch State shall reserve and use—
(A) to carry out the activities described in paragraph (1), not less than—
(i)
7 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1), for the first and second full fiscal years after November 19, 2014;
(ii)
8 percent of such funds for the third and fourth full fiscal years after November 19, 2014; and
(iii)
9 percent of such funds for the fifth and each succeeding full fiscal year after November 19, 2014; and
(B)
in addition to the funds reserved under subparagraph (A), 3 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) received not later than the second full fiscal year after November 19, 2014, and received for each succeeding full fiscal year, to carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) and subsection (b)(4), as such activities relate to the quality of care for infants and toddlers.
(3) State reservation amount
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the State from reserving a larger percentage of funds to carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) and subsection (b).