Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§9403 Prohibitions
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 75— - EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES › § 9403
Summary
People, including parents, cannot be forced to join early childhood or parent education programs or developmental screenings under this law. Parents’ legal rights stay the same. Agencies getting these funds do not have to use any specific teaching method or setting. Funds cannot duplicate other federal child-care or early-learning programs unless the local needs assessment and performance goals list an expansion.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §9403
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(a)No person, including a parent, shall be required to participate in any program of early childhood education, early learning, parent education, or developmental screening pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(b)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the rights of parents otherwise established in Federal, State, or local law.
(c)No entity that receives funds under this chapter shall be required to provide services under this chapter through a particular instructional method or in a particular instructional setting to comply with this chapter.
(d)No funds provided under this chapter shall be used to carry out an activity funded under another provision of law providing for Federal child care or early learning programs, unless an expansion of such activity is identified in the local needs assessment and performance goals under this chapter.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 9403
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73