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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That case involved a Lutheran church in Missouri that sought a state grant to improve the playground for its day care center.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
My 4-year-old son absolutely hates going to day care.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
He is also listed as the operations director of NXT Dream Center, a child-care center in Mountain Home that offers day care, preschool and a kindergarten prep academy, according to the center’s website.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
Though parents may only have to pay for day care or other supervision for the first few years of a child’s life, that cost alone can take a major toll on the family’s finances.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
My 4-year-old son absolutely hates going to day care.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
He is also listed as the operations director of NXT Dream Center, a child-care center in Mountain Home that offers day care, preschool and a kindergarten prep academy, according to the center’s website.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
Though parents may only have to pay for day care or other supervision for the first few years of a child’s life, that cost alone can take a major toll on the family’s finances.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 12 Apr. 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 14 May. 2025.
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