day care
noun
variants
or less commonly daycare
or day-care
1
: supervision of and care for children or physically or mentally disabled adults that is provided during the day by a person or organization
—often used before another noun
a day care center
day care workers
day-care facilities
2
: a program, facility, or organization offering day care
a child enrolled in day care
Examples of day care in a Sentence
She left work early to pick up her son from day care.
Recent Examples on the Web
An alarm woke her up, reminding her to pick up her child from day care.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Recommended Safety For Moscow, the war in Ukraine is a rerun of World War II
Then, in 2023, Kentucky started a program to cover or reduce the cost of day care for parents who work in the child care industry.
—Moriah Balingit, Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Then, in 2023, Kentucky started a program to cover or reduce the cost of day care for parents who work in the child care industry.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Recommended Safety For Moscow, the war in Ukraine is a rerun of World War II
Then, in 2023, Kentucky started a program to cover or reduce the cost of day care for parents who work in the child care industry.
—Moriah Balingit, Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Then, in 2023, Kentucky started a program to cover or reduce the cost of day care for parents who work in the child care industry.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for day care
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“Day care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20care. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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