### Question
Can you define what provider of early childhood services means?


### Answer
**Provider of early childhood services** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 7269a*:

> a public or private entity that has regular contact with young children, including child welfare agencies, child care providers, Head Start and Early Head Start providers, preschools, kindergartens, libraries, mental health professionals, family courts, homeless shelters, and primary care providers

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 7269a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER V-PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS > Part D-Fund for the Improvement of Education > subpart 14-grants to improve the mental health of children**

