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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Yes, the median family’s income grew 140% over the last thirty years, but the cost of childcare grew more than 200%, prescription drugs about 175%, and higher education almost 400%.
—Jennifer Tescher, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The default parent is the parent who is considered the primary caregiver and the one responsible for making decisions about taking care of the kids, tasks needed at home, and childcare, says Bridget Jones, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist in Dayton, Ohio.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Oct. 2024
But, while adults are gorilla trekking, the lodge will provide childcare services (on a complimentary basis).
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
In recent years, Japan and South Korea have also introduced measures to encourage births – such as financial incentives, cash vouchers, housing subsidies and more childcare support – with limited success.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Tescher, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The default parent is the parent who is considered the primary caregiver and the one responsible for making decisions about taking care of the kids, tasks needed at home, and childcare, says Bridget Jones, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist in Dayton, Ohio.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Oct. 2024
But, while adults are gorilla trekking, the lodge will provide childcare services (on a complimentary basis).
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
In recent years, Japan and South Korea have also introduced measures to encourage births – such as financial incentives, cash vouchers, housing subsidies and more childcare support – with limited success.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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