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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Plenty of evidence validates women’s frustration with the persistent imbalance in household labor and childcare.
—Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
And even professions where the human touch was once thought essential, like teaching and childcare, will then be performed by humanoid machines.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
But Mamdani cited his recent agreement with Hochul to expand childcare to New Yorkers.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Labor groups, nonprofits, and volunteers are coordinating transportation, childcare, and legal support.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
And even professions where the human touch was once thought essential, like teaching and childcare, will then be performed by humanoid machines.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
But Mamdani cited his recent agreement with Hochul to expand childcare to New Yorkers.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Labor groups, nonprofits, and volunteers are coordinating transportation, childcare, and legal support.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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