When the median household income is 75,000 and the average household size is 2.5, yes, a metric like this can be a value judgement of policies.

I have another kid on the way and daycare for both kids (when the new one is about 8-9 months old) is going to be around $3,700/month, or $44,400 per year. For my family we will spend more than half the median household income just on child care. The story is almost the same with nearly every parent I talk to.