Tax policies affecting childcare costs, paid/un-paid leave

What should be the policies that relate to child-care costs and family leaves while supporting free-enterprise and individual freedom? This article just explains the problem, no real solution. Is this a state question? What can we do to influence this debate.
Here’s the Washington Post article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/conservatives-frustrated-by-gops-drop-in-working-womens-votes/2015/06/19/e2c5e736-0f84-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html?tid=HP_more?tid=HP_more