; (ii) recruiting, retaining, and compensating child care staff, including providing professional development to the staff related to child care services and applicable State, local, and tribal health and safety requirements and, if applicable, enhanced protocols for child care services and related to COVID–19 or another health or safety condition; (iii) paying for fixed operating costs associated with providing child care services, including the costs of payroll, the continuation of existing (as of March 1, 2020) employee benefits, mortgage or rent, utilities, and insurance; (iv) acquiring equipment and supplies (including personal protective equipment) necessary to provide child care services in a manner that is safe for children and staff in accordance with applicable State, local, and tribal health and safety requirements; (v) replacing materials that are no longer safe to use as a result of the COVID–19 public health emergency; (vi) making facility changes and repairs to address enhanced protocols for child care services related to COVID–19 or another health or safety condition, to ensure children can safely occupy a child care facility; (vii) purchasing or updating equipment and supplies to serve children during nontraditional hours; (viii) adapting the child care program or curricula to accommodate children who have not had recent access to a child care setting; (ix) carrying out any other activity related to the child care program of a qualified child care provider