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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visits Ashland Elementary School

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. -- Finding childcare is this area is not only expensive, but it can also be nearly impossible.

That's the message Air Force Lt. Col. Rojan Robotham brought to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday when she toured Ashland Elementary School near Woodbridge. The airman urged DeVos to continue funding childcare programs through the Department of Education.

When they're not in school, Robotham, who lives in Prince William County and not on a military base, places her in children private day care. The cost for private daycare vs. the cost she would pay to use a child development center on a base is about double.

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