Model States Child Care Enhancement Act of 1998

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Grants to Model States Subtitle A: Grants To Improve the Quality of Child Care Services Subtitle B: Grants to Business Consortia Subtitle C: General Provisions Title II: Child Care Standards Enforcement Title III: Loan Deferral Title IV: Research and Demonstrations Title V: Amendments to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 Title VI: Child and Adult Food Program Title VII: Sense of the Congress Model States Child Care Enhancement Act of 1998 - Title I: Grants to Model States - Subtitle A: Grants To Improve the Quality of Child Care Services - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible States to improve the quality of child care services. (Sec. 101) Requires such grants to be used by States for purposes the Secretary shall specify by rule, including: (1) providing specified types of State or federally approved, developmentally appropriate child care training (beyond certain basic training) to individuals who are, or are employed by, compensated child care providers; (2) requiring health consultation and age-appropriate immunization to children who receive child care services assisted under the …