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Along with a livable wage, many parents are desperate for quality affordable child care.

If we expect our children to thrive at our colleges and universities, and succeed in our economy once they graduate - first we must make quality, affordable early childhood education accessible to all.

If we don't empower families to be able to have a quality education, then their children - for the first time in American history, truly the first time - will not have the same economic opportunities.

For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital.

As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

Frankly, one of the problems we have in the country is we're not forming enough families. And that is hurting our economic work, and it's hurting our economic projections, because the best place for a child is within a strong family unit.

The health care industry can play a great role in this by being aware of the fact that these children form perhaps the most neglected group of people in the country, largely because it is hard to find them.

We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.

There are many women with children under five who want to work and who lack affordable, high-quality child care.