Planning grants

(a) Use of funds An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to— (1) establish an infant and toddler child care committee that is reflective and inclusive of the community being served and composed of members who are— (A) student parents at the participating community college or minority-serving institution; (B) faculty of any participating community college or minority-serving institution; (C) representatives of a local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) serving the service area of the eligible entity; (D) where applicable, a local public charter school provider; (E) representatives of a local child care resource and referral agency; and (F) infant and toddler child care professionals (such as representatives from a local Head Start or Early Head Start program, home-based infant and toddler child care providers, and child care providers with expertise working with infants or toddlers with disabilities); (2) conduct an infant and toddler child care needs assessment of current and prospective community college or minority-serving institution student parents, the infant and toddler child care workforce, and the service area of the eligible entity, that includes information on the level of need for— (A) infant and toddler child care during nontraditional hours; (B) 3-year-old child care, toddler care, and infant care; (C) care for infants and toddlers with disabilities; (D) care for children from households that speak a language other than English; and (E) child care in specific communities, especially infant and toddler child care deserts; (3) begin research, outreach, and planning for expanding access to free infant and toddler child care for community college or minority-serving institution student parents, which may include drafting a delivery agreement with infant and toddler child care providers in the community to provide infant and toddler child care to community college or minority-serving institution student parents; and (4) develop a detailed proposal, with a focus on the needs of parents of children under age 3, to address those needs, which may include applying for an impact, access, or pipeline grant under section 123, 124, or 125. (b) Reporting requirements Not later than 30 days after the end of a grant period under this section, the eligible entity that received the grant shall prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that includes— (1) the results of the needs assessment conducted under subsection (a)(2); (2) the detailed proposal developed under subsection (a)(4); and (3) in the case of an eligible entity that desires an impact, access, or pipeline grant under section 123, 124, or 125, an application for the grant.