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Infrastructure

The basic physical structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. In this bill, it refers to the physical buildings and facilities of child care centers.

Needs Assessment

A systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or gaps, between current conditions and desired conditions. Here, it's a study to identify what child care facilities require to improve.

Grants to States

Financial assistance provided by the federal government to states for a specific purpose, often with certain conditions or requirements. States then typically distribute these funds further.

Home-based centers

Child care programs operated out of a private residence, often by individuals, as opposed to larger institutional facilities.

Underserved communities

Areas or populations that lack adequate access to essential services, such as child care, often due to geographic isolation, economic disadvantage, or other factors.

Matching requirement

A condition for receiving federal funds, where the recipient (in this case, a state) must contribute a specified percentage of the total project cost from non-federal sources.