This bill would require the federal government to conduct comprehensive reviews of state child care programs every three years. The legislation amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act to mandate that the Department of Health and Human Services systematically evaluate how well each state is managing federal child care funding and meeting program requirements. States that show poor performance—such as repeated audit problems, failure to fix identified issues, or noncompliance with their approved plans—would be labeled as "high risk" and subject to additional federal monitoring. The bill affects all 50 states that receive federal child care block grant funding, which helps low-income families pay for child care services. The legislation does not include specific funding amounts but establishes the three-year review cycle as an ongoing federal oversight requirement.
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