20 U.S.C. § 7931 — Sense of Congress on early learning and child care

This is a "Sense of Congress" — Congress's opinion, not a binding legal rule.

Congress believes each state keeps the right to make its own decisions about early learning and child care, free from federal interference. This includes deciding whether to use funding under this chapter to pay for early childhood education programs.

Congress also believes these state systems should keep offering parents real choice. That means a "mixed delivery system" — different types of providers, so parents can pick what works for their children.

Finally, while protecting the rights of early learning and child care providers, states keep the right to decide three things: what age children must start compulsory school attendance, what goes into the state's early learning guidelines, and how the state measures quality in its programs.