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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Their largest monthly expense—$4,200—is daycare for their 1-year-old.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Raman opposed the council’s decision in 2022 to expand 41.18 to bar encampments around schools and daycare centers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
For years, Noorman had entrusted his two young children to Little Aresha, a daycare centre near his home in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta which advertises its well-equipped facilities and variety of play activities.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The median cost in the U.S. to send one child to daycare for five years is $44,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Unfortunately, the holiday came and went with only some candy at the daycare center.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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