childcare
Definition
Noun: A professional service or the activity of supervising and caring for children, typically while their parents or guardians are at work or otherwise occupied. It encompasses the provision of a safe, nurturing, and often educational environment.
Usage
The word "childcare" is an uncountable noun. It refers to the general concept, system, or industry of caring for children, not to a single instance or location. * Access to affordable childcare is essential for working parents. * She works in the childcare sector. * The company offers excellent childcare benefits.
Examples
- Finding reliable childcare can be a significant challenge for new families.
- Government policies on childcare directly impact workforce participation.
- His research focuses on the quality of early years childcare.
- Many parents must budget carefully for childcare costs.
Advanced Usage
- "Childcare responsibilities": Refers to the duties and tasks involved in looking after children.
- They share the childcare responsibilities equally.
- "Childcare provision": Refers to the availability and supply of childcare services.
- The report criticized the lack of childcare provision in rural areas.
Variants and Related Words
- Childcare worker (n): A person employed to care for children in a childcare setting.
- Childcare center (n): A facility where childcare is provided (Note: This is a compound noun where "childcare" functions as a modifier).
- Childminder (n): A person who cares for children in their own home, often used synonymously in some contexts with aspects of childcare.
Synonyms
- Daycare: Often used interchangeably, though "daycare" can more specifically imply care during standard working hours.
- Nursery care: Specifically for very young children.
- Supervision: A more general term for watching over someone.
Related Phrases
- "To arrange childcare": To organize care for one's children.
- We need to arrange childcare for Friday evening.
- "Childcare leave": A period of leave from work to care for a child.
- He is taking two weeks of childcare leave.
Noun
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a service involving care for other people's children
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