A national telephone survey of a representative sample of 901 voters was conducted to measure voter attitudes toward child care and, in particular, the Act for Better Child Care Services (ABC). The survey also explored attitudes toward parental leave. Findings indicated that: (1) a majority of Americans think of child care as an urgent need and express support for governmental initiatives to assure the availability of affordable, high-quality child care; (2) the ABC garners strong support from a wide cross-section of Americans; (3) support for ABC is so strong that it overrides voter concerns about the Federal deficit; (4) most voters believe the ABC would benefit both middle-income and low-income working families; (5) health and safety standards, freedom of choice, training and consumer information are among the most attractive aspects of the ABC; (6) ABC receives greater support than an alternative plan providing tax credits to families with young children; (7) two in three voters prefer ABC to a less ambitious plan; (8) a majority favor a proposal to require employers to permit both mothers and fathers to take up to 10 weeks of optional unpaid leave after the birth or adoption of a child; and (9) two in three voters believe employers should maintain the same level of health insurance benefits for employees on parental leave that they provide working employees. Fourteen tables of data are included. (RH)