[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1341-E1342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF GLORIA WALLICK

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 17, 2001

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of 
Gloria Wallick, a highly respected and influential child care advocate 
who recently announced her retirement from the Child Care Council of 
Nassau, Inc. In her 23 years as Chief Executive Officer, Gloria was the 
voice of child care in Nassau County. She made the Council the leading 
agency for child care by sponsoring the first USDA Child & Adult Care 
Food Program in New York State by a not-for-profit agency and 
establishing the Child Care Switchboard, an early child care referral 
service.
  Gloria received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and an 
M.A. in Policy Analysis from the New School of Social Research, now New 
School University. She began her work in Child Care when she chaired 
the Policy Advisory Committee of Head Start in her home town of 
Rockville Centre. She then helped to establish the Rosa Lee Young Child 
Care Center where she served as Board President for six years.
  While serving as CEO of the Child Care Council of Nassau, Gloria 
worked diligently on various committees to improve the quality of child 
care in New York. In 1984, she was appointed by Governor Cuomo to the 
New York State Commission on Child Care. Later, in 1988, as a member of 
the Nassau County Task Force on Day Care, Gloria helped to create the 
first salary enhancement program in America for teachers in the child 
care field. In 1997, she was appointed to the Nassau County 
Legislature's Commission on Child Care, which was created as an out-
growth of her advocacy.
  Throughout her career, Gloria has received numerous awards from 
elected officials, outreach organizations such as the Health & Welfare 
Council and the United Way, and child care providers for her 
commendable leadership and advocacy on behalf of parents and their 
children.

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  Gloria Wallick is responsible for the current strength and upward 
trend of Child Care in Nassau County. She leaves behind a strong legacy 
and is a good example of the difference that one person can make. I 
applaud Gloria for her dedication to our community, and thank her on 
behalf of the parents and children of Nassau County who have benefitted 
from her hard work and commitment.

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