# 119-hr-10057: Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026

119-hr-10057, Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10057
- Congress: 119
- Title: Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-03

## Summary

**Build a statewide professional development system for early childhood educators.** This bill would fund 5-year grants to states to create comprehensive systems that boost training, credentials, and pay for teachers who work with young children.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Scholarships, pay, and training help: benefit, medium. If enacted, States receiving grants would be able to use funds to pay scholarships and reduce educators' out-of-pocket costs. Scholarships could cover tuition, fees, materials, transportation, paid substitutes, and release time for a bachelor's in early childhood education or a related field. State…
- Five-year state grants for educators: benefit, medium. This bill would let HHS award 5-year grants to States to build a statewide early childhood educator professional development system. Grants would be paid each year only if Congress provides money. States would have to use grant funds to supplement, not replace, other funds and keep at least the pri…

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- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-hr-10057 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10057)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3376)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10057 (as of 2026-09-03).