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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According to Lappé, these misleading narratives on causation also take attention away from more meaningful and productive conversations, like access to healthcare, childcare and research that promotes neurodiversity.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Another challenge that redshirting raises for some families is the need for an additional year of daycare or other childcare programming, which can be a financial strain, Boutakidis said.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Since launching, Lewis has built a team of 14 nannies, most recruited through local childcare groups.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
And of those companies that have more than 5,000 employees, just 37% offer access to backup childcare and only 10% provide on-site childcare.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Another challenge that redshirting raises for some families is the need for an additional year of daycare or other childcare programming, which can be a financial strain, Boutakidis said.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Since launching, Lewis has built a team of 14 nannies, most recruited through local childcare groups.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
And of those companies that have more than 5,000 employees, just 37% offer access to backup childcare and only 10% provide on-site childcare.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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