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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Sandcastle’s shuttering also marks the latest in a wave of childcare center closing across St. Paul and the state as a whole.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Mothers also take on 79% of daily jobs like cleaning and childcare, more than twice as much as dads (37%).
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 1 May 2025
On the home front, workers and families are forced to figure out childcare solutions, which is very expensive.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Addressing the maternal health crisis means addressing its economic dimensions too and pushing for insurance reforms that cover fertility treatments, for workplace policies that support women through pregnancy and parenthood, for childcare solutions that don’t bankrupt families.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Mothers also take on 79% of daily jobs like cleaning and childcare, more than twice as much as dads (37%).
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 1 May 2025
On the home front, workers and families are forced to figure out childcare solutions, which is very expensive.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Addressing the maternal health crisis means addressing its economic dimensions too and pushing for insurance reforms that cover fertility treatments, for workplace policies that support women through pregnancy and parenthood, for childcare solutions that don’t bankrupt families.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for childcare
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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