Community Child Care Act

Summary

Community Child Care Act- Directs the Secretary of Labor to carry out a program for making grants to States to enable them to assist public and private nonprofit agencies in providing day care services: (1) for children from low-income families in order that their parents may work, or (2) where the parents are incapable of supporting themselves and their children. Authorizes appropriations of $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $250,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year for purposes of this Act. Sets forth the procedure for allotment of such funds to the States. Requires any State which desires to receive grants under this Act to submit a plan to the Secretary of Labor. Sets forth the requirements which such a State plan must meet. Provides that to be eligible for assistance under a State plan, a child day-care program must: (1) be carried on by a public or private nonprofit agency; (2) provide for children aged between ten months and the age of compulsory school attendance; (3) require a minimum payment of $1 per day per child from parents who are working; (4) provide warm and nutritious meals; and (5) be staffed with qualified personnel. Sets forth the procedure of the administration of State plans. Provides for hearings and judicial review when State plan approval is denied or revoked.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 1977

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