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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But advocates say families need help accessing diapers, which are necessary for both child and maternal health and for families to survive financially, since any child in diapers must bring an adequate supply to day care.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
The day care at the address provided by police is The Learning Lab Preschool, according to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Before the chase, Flanagan took his daughter out of day care and to a retail store where the child’s mother worked, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said during the news conference.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Nursing homes, day cares and other places that serve people who may have weakened immune systems often use egg products for this reason.
not be left out
In recent years, another nasty bug has been afflicting poultry and, in turn, egg production.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
The day care at the address provided by police is The Learning Lab Preschool, according to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Before the chase, Flanagan took his daughter out of day care and to a retail store where the child’s mother worked, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said during the news conference.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Nursing homes, day cares and other places that serve people who may have weakened immune systems often use egg products for this reason.
not be left out
In recent years, another nasty bug has been afflicting poultry and, in turn, egg production.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2025.
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