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daycare centre

British  

noun

  1. Also called (esp in Britain): day nursery.  an establishment offering daycare to preschool children, enabling their parents to work full time or have extended relief if child care is a problem

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Israeli doctors declared a second baby dead after medics evacuated 55 children from a daycare centre in Jerusalem on Monday, as local media reported the incident may have been linked to the facility's heating system.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

And next to the main building is a daycare centre.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2022

The age range of children at the daycare centre ranged from two to five years, a local official said.

From Reuters Oct. 7, 2022

Distraught relatives had also waited outside the daycare centre well into the night.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2022

The toys get shunted off to a daycare centre but find themselves bullied by a creepy old toy called Lotso-Huggin’ Bear, who is that rare thing in the Pixar world: a genuinely sinister villain.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2018

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