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.
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Private school and day care both scored above an eight on satisfaction despite the price.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
According to federal officials, the Chicago woman was an immigrant here illegally who fled into the day care when threatened with arrest, and the LA man was wanted on a warrant.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The arrest by federal agents of a day care teacher inside a child care center in northwest Chicago has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Federal agents detained an immigrant woman with a pending asylum case and a work permit inside a Chicago children’s day care on Wednesday morning, local officials said.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
According to federal officials, the Chicago woman was an immigrant here illegally who fled into the day care when threatened with arrest, and the LA man was wanted on a warrant.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The arrest by federal agents of a day care teacher inside a child care center in northwest Chicago has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Federal agents detained an immigrant woman with a pending asylum case and a work permit inside a Chicago children’s day care on Wednesday morning, local officials said.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for day care
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“Day care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20care. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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