Robert Casey actually said...

"Early Education Teachers are professionals and we do need to pay them accordingly, provide benefits and require ongoing training like their counter parts in the public school system."

"Maryland, by housing CCDBG in the Department of Education, appears to have done a good job at aligning CCDBG with State educational goals."

"While I think we should be making a larger Federal investment in childcare, I am well aware of our Nation's fiscal reality."

"I have had many parents sit in my office and cry because they were not able to get a CCDBG Child Care subsidy and they could not afford my fee which is established using a sliding fee scale based on t..."