childcare
noun
child·care
ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌker 
variants
or child care
: the care of children especially as a service while parents are working
Erratic week-to-week work schedules make it nearly impossible to manage a personal budget or secure childcare.—
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Indeed, camp is just one way to fill the childcare gap, but parents will also need to manage the costs.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Preschools will lose teachers and parents will be left without childcare.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The city receives around $700 million each year through that Education Department program, while other federal agencies pick up the tab for school meals and childcare programs.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Mattel, for example, has had an on-site childcare center at their home office for 30 years.
—Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Preschools will lose teachers and parents will be left without childcare.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The city receives around $700 million each year through that Education Department program, while other federal agencies pick up the tab for school meals and childcare programs.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Mattel, for example, has had an on-site childcare center at their home office for 30 years.
—Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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