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.—

David Dayen

Examples of childcare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His priorities include health care access and equity, affordable childcare and funding climate-resilient infrastructure. —

Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024 Student loan and credit card debt are each over $1 trillion, and many 28- to 43-year-olds are struggle with rising costs of housing and childcare — two areas of the economy that haven’t cooled since the pandemic. —

Megan Sauer, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Those expenses allegedly include $5,000 in childcare and $3,000 in grocery and household supplies. —

Essence, 11 July 2024 With school out during the summer, some working parents struggle to find childcare, babysitters, summer camps and other ways to keep their children safe and occupied. —

Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for childcare

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