Guest writer Lisa G. Kropp is the Youth Services Coordinator at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Bellport, NY and a member of the Association for Library Service to Children’s Liaison with National Organization Committee.

La escritora invitada, Lisa G. Kropp es la Coordinadora de Servicios Juveniles del Sistema Cooperativo de Bibliotecas de Suffolk en Bellport, NY y es un miembro del Comité de Intermediarios entre la Asociación para Servicios de Bibliotecas para Niños y Organizaciones Nacionales.

On Monday, I joined President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden at the Omni Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the first ever White House Summit on Working Families. The place was packed with policymakers, business and labor leaders, economists, reporters and their cameramen, and of course many advocates for working families, including parents and small business owners from across the country. The sum of us gathered for opening remarks with the same questions on our minds: What will it take to help working families succeed in the 21^st century workplace, and how can we, as a nation, make it happen?

On Tuesday, June 10, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies held a markup on the Fiscal Year 2015 spending bill for the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill.

El verano ha llegado, y su hijo estará pasando más tiempo al aire libre mientras  esté en el cuidado de niños. Usted querrá asegurarse de que su proveedor de cuidado de niños haya tomado medidas de seguridad adecuadas en su rutina diaria. Como padre, usted puede compartir con su proveedor las preocupaciones que tenga acerca de la seguridad de su hijo, y su proveedor debería hacer que la seguridad sea de mayor prioridad. Hable con su proveedor de cuidado sobre los siguientes temas:

Summer is nearing, and your child may spend more time outdoors while in child care. You will want to make sure your child care provider has proper safety measures in place in their daily routine. As a parent, you are entitled to express concerns regarding your child's safety to your provider, and your provider should make safety the highest priority. Talk with you provider about: