A bill to facilitate in a realistic manner the implementation by States of child day care services programs under title XX of the Social Security Act, and to encourage the employment of welfare recipients in the provision of child day care services under such programs.

States that the staffing standards imposed for child day care centers under title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act shall be determined by the State, but in any event such standards shall be no lower than the corresponding standards which were required under applicable State law on September 15, 1975. Provides that if such standards are less than 125 percent of such corresponding standards, they shall be increased to that amount within 6 months.

Encourages the employment of welfare recipients in the provision of child day care services by authorizing grants to providers hiring welfare recipients in amounts equal to 80 percent of such person's wages (up to $6,000).