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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In fact, investments in childcare and healthcare would be the greatest Mother’s Day gift of all.
—Nicole Varma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Sponsors of Senate Bill 180 sought to use the potentially higher returns from private investment funds to pay for low-income childcare programs.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Georgia Robert Parmelee and Birney Robert recall their mother Susan bringing them to her Atlanta College of Art classes when childcare fell through.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Think of the costs of an idiotic war that could have covered universal childcare and college tuitions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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Nicole Varma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Sponsors of Senate Bill 180 sought to use the potentially higher returns from private investment funds to pay for low-income childcare programs.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Georgia Robert Parmelee and Birney Robert recall their mother Susan bringing them to her Atlanta College of Art classes when childcare fell through.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Think of the costs of an idiotic war that could have covered universal childcare and college tuitions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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