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
Carter and her husband pay $315 per month for part-time day care for one of their daughters and anticipate that figure growing to $570 per month once their youngest begins attending a half-day program at their church’s preschool.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Rieger, like most moms in Germany, works part time, sending her kid to day care until 3:30 in the afternoon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
Susan Montoya Bryan/AP A mother picks up her son from day care in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the family is eligible for subsidized child care.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Following an investigation into a Washington County day care that began last month, local authorities have arrested an employee for alleged child abuse and are also requesting charges against the day care's owner.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Rieger, like most moms in Germany, works part time, sending her kid to day care until 3:30 in the afternoon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
Susan Montoya Bryan/AP A mother picks up her son from day care in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the family is eligible for subsidized child care.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Following an investigation into a Washington County day care that began last month, local authorities have arrested an employee for alleged child abuse and are also requesting charges against the day care's owner.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
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 8 Nov. 2024.
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