day care
noun
variants
or less commonly daycare
or day-care
1
: supervision of and care for children or physically or mentally disabled adults that is provided during the day by a person or organization
—often used before another noun
a day care center
day care workers
day-care facilities
2
: a program, facility, or organization offering day care
a child enrolled in day care
Examples of day care in a Sentence
She left work early to pick up her son from day care.
Recent Examples on the Web
And that’s not just my biological children, my day care children, my gymnastic children.
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Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Measles cases have spiked in the last three months, driven in part by outbreaks centered in a migrant shelter in Chicago, an elementary school in southeast Florida and a children’s hospital and day care in Philadelphia.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Before he was charged, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told WMC-TV that his office investigated the incident at the day care, the TV station reported June 20.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
The annual peak for toddlers shifted in the mid-2010s — around the time the Japanese government dramatically expanded day care options for families.
—Emily Baumgaertner Ariana Drehsler, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
All after school activities and after school day care will continue as planned, according to the district.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Now that states no longer have stimulus funding for child-care programs, experts predict many day cares will either beforced to close or raise tuition costs.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Yet another proposed a homework and day care hub, so that students and younger siblings could have a safe place to go after school.
—Lauren Matchison, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
But as his health further declined and adult day care no longer became an option during the pandemic, Galvan had to stop working and going to school to care for him.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Measles cases have spiked in the last three months, driven in part by outbreaks centered in a migrant shelter in Chicago, an elementary school in southeast Florida and a children’s hospital and day care in Philadelphia.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Before he was charged, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told WMC-TV that his office investigated the incident at the day care, the TV station reported June 20.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
The annual peak for toddlers shifted in the mid-2010s — around the time the Japanese government dramatically expanded day care options for families.
—Emily Baumgaertner Ariana Drehsler, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
All after school activities and after school day care will continue as planned, according to the district.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Now that states no longer have stimulus funding for child-care programs, experts predict many day cares will either beforced to close or raise tuition costs.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Yet another proposed a homework and day care hub, so that students and younger siblings could have a safe place to go after school.
—Lauren Matchison, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
But as his health further declined and adult day care no longer became an option during the pandemic, Galvan had to stop working and going to school to care for him.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Day care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20care. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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