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
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Financial concerns including childcare costs and rising living costs have led more women and birthing people to delay starting a family.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The organization was founded in 2011 by Claudia Halton, a former Tennessee juvenile-court magistrate who was troubled by the number of women who came before her who had difficulties with housing or other issues and who didn’t have childcare options for their children.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 17 May 2024
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Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The organization was founded in 2011 by Claudia Halton, a former Tennessee juvenile-court magistrate who was troubled by the number of women who came before her who had difficulties with housing or other issues and who didn’t have childcare options for their children.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 17 May 2024
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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