; (2) provide support to States on ways to link early care and education programs to nutrition supports; (3) monitor progress of healthy eating and physical activity promotion in early care and education settings; and (4) identify emerging, and expand existing, approaches to engaging families and parents of children ages birth to 5 in healthy eating and physical activity. 3. Healthy Kids Program Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: W Healthy Kids Program 399OO. Definitions In this part: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2) Early care and education The term early care and education means programs and activities that serve children ages birth through 5 years either through in-home or out-of-home settings, including childcare programs, Head Start programs, family childcare, and pre-kindergarten programs. 399OO–1. Grants (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, shall award 5-year competitive grants to one or more eligible entities to improve healthy eating and physical activity and to address food insecurity among children ages birth through 5 years in early care and education settings. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be— (A) a nonprofit organization with expertise in early childhood health and childhood obesity prevention; (B) an institution of higher education or research center that employs faculty with relevant expertise and has expertise in training early care and education providers; or (C) a consortium of entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) that submit a single application to carry out activities under the grant jointly