daycare centre

British

noun

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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Police were raiding the daycare centre, his friend said, go pick up your children right now.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

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

The former policeman had been in court earlier in the day and had then gone to the daycare centre to collect his child, police spokesperson Paisal Luesomboon told broadcaster ThaiPBS.

From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2022

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

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2022

Terance Chaba was only 28 when he died at Precious Angels, a home owned by a woman whose only experience involved running a daycare centre.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2018

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