The Office of Child Care

(a) Principal agency The Office of Child Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be the principal agency of the Department for the administration of this title and for the coordination of child care and early learning programs and other activities relating to child care and early learning. (b) Coordination of child care programs (1) In general (A) Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary shall take all necessary action to coordinate child care and early learning programs under the Secretary's jurisdiction, including with the Office of Head Start. (B) Department of Education The Secretary shall take all necessary action to coordinate such programs with the Department of Education. (2) Regulations The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to ensure that entities that are funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out activities relating to child care and early learning will coordinate the activities with the programs carried out under this title. (3) Technical assistance The Secretary shall ensure that joint technical assistance efforts will result in the development of coordinated efforts— (A) between the offices within the Department of Health and Human Services; and (B) between the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies, including the Department of Education, that carry out those activities. (c) Procedures, policies, regulations The Secretary may establish such procedures, policies, and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this title.