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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Too many women experience a lack of transportation and childcare, insufficient language assistance, financial insecurity, inflexible appointment availability, separation of physical and behavioral health services, and lack of post-delivery follow-up.
—Mary C. Mayhew, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
The landmark program provides funding to cover nine months of childcare and is open to emerging and mid-career artists raising a child under the age of three.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
On Thursday, the nonprofit organization Artists & Mothers named the 2026 recipients of its annual $25,000 childcare grants.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 June 2026
While groceries and healthcare are generally on par with the rest of the country, the state’s overall affordability is impacted by housing and childcare.
—Ali Besharat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
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Mary C. Mayhew, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
The landmark program provides funding to cover nine months of childcare and is open to emerging and mid-career artists raising a child under the age of three.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
On Thursday, the nonprofit organization Artists & Mothers named the 2026 recipients of its annual $25,000 childcare grants.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 June 2026
While groceries and healthcare are generally on par with the rest of the country, the state’s overall affordability is impacted by housing and childcare.
—Ali Besharat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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