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128 STAT. 1989 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 understanding of the State’s early childhood system and the ratings of the programs in which the child is enrolled; ‘‘(F) provide, to the maximum extent practicable, finan- cial incentives and other supports designed to expand the full diversity of child care options and help child care providers improve the quality of services; and ‘‘(G) accommodate a variety of distinctive approaches to early childhood education and care, including but not limited to, those practiced in faith-based settings, commu- nity-based settings, child-centered settings, or similar set- tings that offer a distinctive approach to early childhood development. ‘‘(4) Improving the supply and quality of child care pro- grams and services for infants and toddlers through activities, which may include— ‘‘(A) establishing or expanding high-quality community or neighborhood-based family and child development cen- ters, which may serve as resources to child care providers in order to improve the quality of early childhood services provided to infants and toddlers from low-income families and to help eligible child care providers improve their capacity to offer high-quality, age-appropriate care to infants and toddlers from low-income families; ‘‘(B) establishing or expanding the operation of commu- nity or neighborhood-based family child care networks; ‘‘(C) promoting and expanding child care providers’ ability to provide developmentally appropriate services for infants and toddlers through training and professional development; coaching and technical assistance on this age group’s unique needs from statewide networks of qualified infant-toddler specialists; and improved coordination with early intervention specialists who provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); ‘‘(D) if applicable, developing infant and toddler compo- nents within the State’s quality rating system described in paragraph (3) for child care providers for infants and toddlers, or the development of infant and toddler compo- nents in a State’s child care licensing regulations or early learning and development guidelines; ‘‘(E) improving the ability of parents to access trans- parent and easy to understand consumer information about high-quality infant and toddler care; and ‘‘(F) carrying 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 health and safety, infant and toddler cognitive and physical development, or infant and toddler well-being, including providing health and safety training (including training in safe sleep practices, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for providers and caregivers. ‘‘(5) Establishing or expanding a statewide system of child care resource and referral services. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00565 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)