1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Child care is an essential service that supports children’s early development and allows parents to work. (2) At least 1 out of 2 child care providers closed at some point during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2 out of 5 face the possibility of permanent closure. (3) The lack of access to child care services can prevent parents from returning to work and can prevent children from accessing critical services, including meals. (4) Ensuring the safe re-opening and operation of child care service settings during periods of community transmission of COVID-19 will require child care providers to adopt new measures and practices in order to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission. (5) Such measures and practices must ensure the safety of children as well as child care workers, who may be at high risk of infection. (6) Ensuring that working families have access to safe child care service options is critical to supporting young children’s development and to returning the economy back to its pre-pandemic levels. 3. Technical assistance on the safe provision of child care services (a) Technical Assistance to States (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act referred to as the Secretary), in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall provide technical assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and tribal organizations related to the safe provision of child care services while there is community transmission of COVID-19. Such technical assistance shall include information about— (A) the prevention of COVID-19 transmission in child care provider settings, including the use of face masks and other personal protective equipment in such settings, (B) training and professional development on health and safety practices related to the prevention of COVID-19 transmission in child care provider settings, (C) the