One of the more commonsense changes that I propose is a background check.
I might say for the record, North Carolina does require four inspections a year.
I think we would all agree this is affordable, and I would hope that we would all consider it not as an add-on but as a floor requirement.
But I don't think we can look at it and say, 'well, we can't meet this requirement because then we either reduce slots or we don't have a po...
Far too many kids in this country are in child care subsidized and paid for by the Federal Government that is not safe, healthy, or of gener...
We can't teach teachers today the way we taught them 50 years ago because generationally and population-wise it's different.
We've got to look at the way we teach these folks to make sure it's appropriate for what we're asking them to do.
the length of time that it's been since we reauthorized the Act is a reminder to us of how things have shifted since then
This is a bill that Senator Enzi and I have introduced and the Chair has graciously co-sponsored.
Now, if you could serve 100 kids and have no quality, but you could serve 50 kids and have quality, what would you choose?
Even if that's a high water mark, which is an appropriate term I think today for Maryland.