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
All after school activities and after school day care will continue as planned, according to the district.
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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
In the past two months, doctors in the U.S. have diagnosed dozens of measles cases related to unvaccinated travelers who arrived at international airports, then exposed others at hospitals and day care centers.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
The former director of a Cumberland day care has been sentenced to about six months' jail time in connection with giving melatonin gummies to children without parental consent.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2024
Police also did not identify the business, but, according to Google Maps, a residential day care business called CJ's Child Care operates on that block.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Police said this was a domestic incident, and the roughly 70 children who were in the day care were not injured.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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
In the past two months, doctors in the U.S. have diagnosed dozens of measles cases related to unvaccinated travelers who arrived at international airports, then exposed others at hospitals and day care centers.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
The former director of a Cumberland day care has been sentenced to about six months' jail time in connection with giving melatonin gummies to children without parental consent.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2024
Police also did not identify the business, but, according to Google Maps, a residential day care business called CJ's Child Care operates on that block.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Police said this was a domestic incident, and the roughly 70 children who were in the day care were not injured.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Day care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20care. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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