Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst

by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst, 
National Women's Law Center 

Today the President made clear he recognizes that child care is central to efforts to strengthen middle-class families. 

At a meeting of the White House Middle Class Task Force, the President announced several proposals to help families, including those juggling their responsibilities to care for their children and their elderly parents as well as those trying to pay off student loans. 

By including child care in this agenda for middle-class families, the White House is acknowledging that families working to get ahead cannot succeed unless parents have stable, affordable child care that enables them to get and keep a job and that offers a nurturing, supportive environment for their children.