; (T) work with eligible local entities, in consultation with elementary school principals, to ensure that high-quality prekindergarten programs have sufficient facilities to meet the needs of children eligible for prekindergarten; (U) support local early childhood coordinating entities, such as local early childhood councils, if applicable, and help such entities to coordinate early childhood education programs with high-quality prekindergarten programs to ensure effective and efficient delivery of early childhood education program services; (V) ensure that the provision of high-quality prekindergarten programs will not lead to a diminution of services for infants and toddlers or disrupt the care of infants and toddlers in the geographic area served by the eligible local entity, which may include demonstrating that the State will direct funds to provide high-quality early childhood education and care to infants and toddlers in accordance with section 117(d) ; and (W) ensure that all high-quality prekindergarten programs the State supports under this Act will conduct criminal history background checks that meet the requirements of subsection (b) on employees and applicants for employment with direct access to children; and (3) an inventory of the State’s higher education programs that prepare individuals for work in a high-quality prekindergarten program, including— (A) certification programs; (B) associate degree programs; (C) baccalaureate degree programs; (D) master’s degree programs; and (E) other programs that lead to a specialization in early childhood education, or a related field. (b) Criminal history background checks (1) In general The criminal history background checks required under subsection (a)(2)(W) shall include— (A) a search of the State criminal registry or repository in the State in which the employee resides and previously resided; (B) a search of the State-based child abuse and neglect registries and databases in the State in which the employee resides and previously resided