Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2026

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a study and report on for-profit child care providers that includes—

(1) an assessment of the challenges and needs of such providers;

(2) a description of the resources and support that the Small Business Administration provides to such providers;

(3) any deficiencies in the resources and support described under paragraph (2);

(4) any recommendations for legislative actions necessary to address any challenges or needs faced by such providers that are identified by the report required in this subsection;

(5) an identification of the leadership needs in order to successfully implement such recommendations; and

(6) the number of instances of fraud among for-profit child care providers, and recommendations for statutory changes necessary to prevent the misuse of any Federal funds received by for-profit child care providers.

The term for-profit child care provider has the meaning given the term eligible child care provider in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) and is a provider that operates—

(1) on a for-profit basis; and

(2) in 1 or more of the several States, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.