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128 STAT. 1973 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 ‘‘(E) CONSUMER AND PROVIDER EDUCATION INFORMA- TION.—The plan shall include a certification that the State will collect and disseminate (which dissemination may be done, except as otherwise specified in this subparagraph, through resource and referral organizations or other means as determined by the State) to parents of eligible children, the general public, and, where applicable, providers— ‘‘(i) information about the availability of the full diversity of child care services that will promote informed child care choices and that concerns— ‘‘(I) the availability of child care services pro- vided through programs authorized by this sub- chapter and, if feasible, other child care services and other programs provided in the State for which the family may be eligible, as well as the avail- ability of financial assistance to obtain child care services in the State; ‘‘(II) if available, information about the quality of providers, as determined by the State, that can be provided through a Quality Rating and Improvement System; ‘‘(III) information, made available through a State Web site, describing the State process for licensing child care providers, the State processes for conducting background checks, and monitoring and inspections, of child care providers, and the offenses that prevent individuals and entities from serving as child care providers in the State; ‘‘(IV) other programs for which families that receive child care services for which financial assistance is provided under this subchapter may be eligible, including the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy fami- lies established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), Head Start and Early Head Start programs carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the program carried out under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), the supplemental nutrition assist- ance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), and the Med- icaid and State children’s health insurance pro- grams under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.); ‘‘(V) programs carried out under section 619 and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et seq.); ‘‘(VI) research and best practices concerning children’s development, including social and emo- tional development, early childhood development, Certification. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00549 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)