To establish a program to encourage local educational agencies to work with the private sector to provide care to children who are less than the age of compulsory school attendance.
Child Care Availability Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide one-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish programs to provide care to children who are less than the age of compulsory school attendance.
Requires LEAs, as a condition of eligibility, to submit grant applications that: (1) demonstrate a need for child care services in their jurisdictions; (2) assure that at least half the funds necessary to operate a proposed child care program will be obtained from nonpublic sources; and (3) assure that grant funds will not be used for the purchase, construction, or renovation of any building or facility.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
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