daycare
Britishnoun
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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
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welfare services provided by a local authority, health service, or voluntary body during the day Compare residential care
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short for daycare centre
Example Sentences
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The average cost of daycare for toddlers was $308 a week, according to Care.com estimates published earlier this month.
From Barron's
She then confronted the director of the daycare but “staff members were slow to respond.”
From Los Angeles Times
Most Americans think agents shouldn’t make arrests in workplaces, schools or daycare centers.
Instead volunteers and church staff, such as Ann Hotz, who works at the church's daycare centre, handed out coffee, snacks and hand warmers to those who stopped by.
From BBC
Israeli media reported that the incident could have been connected to the daycare's heating system, suggesting heat exhaustion and dehydration as possible causes.
From Barron's
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