Magnell writes, "The Child Care Stabilization grants stipulated that 70% of the grants go toward increasing compensation. We were thrilled to be able to do so for our teachers. Before the grants, our center was able to pay lead teachers only $15-$16 per hour. Now we pay $18-$18.50. We were able to move full-time assistant teachers from $12 per hour to $15 per hour and bring part-time aides and staff up to the $12-$14 per hour range. This was huge."