Conservatives don't care about kids.
The proof is in the pudding:

Children in the US can be legally married in 41 states, physically punished by school administrators in 47 states, sentenced to life without parole in 22 states, and work in hazardous agriculture conditions in all 50 states.” Over and over again, the worst states for children are clustered around the “pro-life” Bible Belt, and the map of the states that are the worst for children looks a lot like a map of red-state America

While I disagree with some if the points in the article, the conclusion that is reached in the article is valid. I am not saying that conservatives want it this way, but most conservatives seem to be so hyper focused in certain areas that other areas slip through the cracks ( except for school lunches, a lot of conservatives hate providing "free" school lunches to students who need them)