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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Major property damage was inflicted on a childcare center near a Jewish school and synagogue in Sydney during an arson attack.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The organization primarily serves single mothers, offering rent assistance, childcare, career training and long-term support designed to help families rebuild after financial hardship.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
While there, the dedicated house captain takes care of itinerary planning and sorting things like pre-arrival grocery shopping, dog walking, and childcare, while a personal guide and driver makes everything from dinner reservations to ski days a breeze.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Nationally, Head Start serves roughly 750,000 infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, providing childcare, early learning, free meals, health screenings and family support.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The organization primarily serves single mothers, offering rent assistance, childcare, career training and long-term support designed to help families rebuild after financial hardship.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
While there, the dedicated house captain takes care of itinerary planning and sorting things like pre-arrival grocery shopping, dog walking, and childcare, while a personal guide and driver makes everything from dinner reservations to ski days a breeze.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Nationally, Head Start serves roughly 750,000 infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, providing childcare, early learning, free meals, health screenings and family support.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 11 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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