; and (B) supporting staff in meeting qualifications described in section 136, including providing paid release time to staff, to engage in activities that enable the staff to meet the qualifications. (2) Financial assistance The Secretary is authorized to make financial assistance available to prime sponsors to carry out such training and quality improvement activities. (e) Staff training The Secretary shall prescribe regulations implementing a training program for staff of child care and early learning programs assisted under this title, based on the training program of the military child care program. Satisfactory completion of the training program, which may be accomplished through a professional preparation or development program, shall be a condition of employment of any person as a member of the staff of such a child care and early learning program. The training program established under this subsection shall cover, at a minimum, training in each of the following: (1) Early childhood development. (2) Activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate for children of different ages. (3) Child abuse prevention and detection. (4) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency medical procedures. (f) Workforce development and diversity (1) Outreach program From amounts allocated under section 103(b), the Secretary shall develop and implement a program of outreach to recruit and train professionals from diverse backgrounds to become teachers in child care and early learning programs. (2) Grants (A) In general From amounts allocated under section 103(b), the Secretary is authorized to award grants, for a period of not less than 5 years, to— (i) entities that carry out training through a fund sponsored at least in part by a labor organization