A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services.

This bill modifies Iowa's statewide preschool program to allow community child care centers (not just school districts) to directly participate, with new requirements for these providers regarding quality, data collection, and professional development. It clarifies that preschool funding must supplement, not replace, existing programs and must be tracked separately, while prohibiting use for facility construction. The bill also establishes a new "child care continuum partnership grants" pilot program within health and human services to connect early care and education services. These changes directly affect preschool providers, school districts, and families seeking early childhood education in Iowa.