Definition

1. Noun:
   • Childcare during the day: A service providing supervision and care for children, typically during standard working hours, while their parents or guardians are at work or otherwise occupied.

Usage

• The term "day care" is used as a non-count noun to refer to the general concept or system of daytime childcare. It can also be used as a count noun when referring to a specific facility or center.
• It is commonly written as two separate words ("day care") or hyphenated ("day-care"), especially when used as a modifier (e.g., day-care center).

Examples

• Noun:
  • Finding reliable day care is a challenge for many working parents.
  • The company offers on-site day care for its employees.
  • Her child attends a day care near the office.

Advanced Usage

• "in day care": Enrolled in or using a day care service.
  • Their toddler has been in day care since she was one year old.
• "day care provider": A person or organization that offers day care services.
  • She works as a licensed day care provider in her home.

Variants and Related Words

• Daycare (n): An alternative, often single-word spelling with the same meaning.
  • The quality of the daycare is excellent.
• Day-care center / Daycare center (n): A specific facility where day care is provided.
  • We visited three different day-care centers before choosing one.

Synonyms

• Childcare: The broader concept of caring for children, which can include day care.
• Nursery school: Often implies an educational component for preschool-aged children, similar to some day care programs.

Related Phrases

• Day care worker / Daycare worker (n): An employee who cares for children at a day care facility.
  • The day care workers are trained in early childhood education.

Noun

1. childcare during the day while parents work