day care
supervised daytime care for preschool children, the elderly, or those with chronic disabilities, usually provided at a center outside the home: Finding quality day care that we can afford has been challenging.
of, relating to, or providing day care: daycare center;day-care program.
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How to use day care in a sentence
The District paid these subsidies through much of the pandemic even if facilities were closed, but stopped paying them in November for students who were not enrolled in a day care — a move that pushed more child care facilities to reopen.
D.C.’s day-care employees criticize the city’s vaccine plan for prioritizing school staff over them | Perry Stein | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostIn the short term of the first quarter of the year, I expect to see more women exiting the workforce, especially if schools remain closed and day cares remain closed.
Will working women recover in 2021? Six experts share their predictions | ehinchliffe | December 28, 2020 | FortuneThe legislation also offered an additional 10 weeks of paid leave to parents affected by school or day care closures.
Millions of Americans are about to lose emergency paid leave during the pandemic | Anna North | December 18, 2020 | VoxMy husband, at his organization, they have a day care for us as well.
Michelle Wie West on her golf comeback plan: I want my daughter to see me play | ehinchliffe | November 10, 2020 | FortuneMany day care centers are closed, and of those that are open, some require even pre-school kids to wear masks.
The case for treating childcare like essential economic infrastructure | Cassie Werber | August 20, 2020 | Quartz
Amy wanted to open a day-care center when she grew up and to have eight kids of her own.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006 | Michael Daly | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1985, Michaels was arrested on the testimony of children at a New Jersey day-care center where she had worked.
How the ‘Witch Hunt’ Myth Undermined American Justice | Jason Berry | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen two people have to work late, who will meet that inflexible day-care pickup time?
One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It's Easier on Everyone | Megan McArdle | March 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat Pelosi calls “my real epiphany” occurred when she visited a day-care center in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi Talks About the Budget Vote, Obama’s Grit, Guns, and More | Eleanor Clift | January 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey got married in 1976 and her father worked as a contractor while her mother ran a day-care center and later became a teacher.
Britney Spears Civil Trial Ends in Win for Singer and Her Family | Maria Elena Fernandez | November 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd their talk was of Christine, of her love and patience, and her night-and-day care.
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British Dictionary definitions for daycare
/ (ˈdeɪˌkɛə) /
British occupation, treatment, or supervision during the working day for people who might be at risk if left on their own, or whose usual carers need daytime relief
British welfare services provided by a local authority, health service, or voluntary body during the day: Compare residential care
NZ short for daycare centre
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