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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In addition to her day job as community engagement manager for Google, Manahan also serves on the board of Boulder Day Nursery, where her daughter attends day care five days a week.
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Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
There are also FSAs for dependent care, which can include day care or camp costs.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged 92 people, many of them Somali Americans, with ripping off child nutrition, day care and housing stabilization programs.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
That effort comes after allegations of fraud involving day care centers run by Somali residents in Minneapolis prompted a massive immigration crackdown, resulting in widespread protests.
—Maria Lisignoli, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
There are also FSAs for dependent care, which can include day care or camp costs.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged 92 people, many of them Somali Americans, with ripping off child nutrition, day care and housing stabilization programs.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
That effort comes after allegations of fraud involving day care centers run by Somali residents in Minneapolis prompted a massive immigration crackdown, resulting in widespread protests.
—Maria Lisignoli, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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 2 Apr. 2026.
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