childcare
noun
child·care
ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌker 
variants
or child care
: the care of children especially as a service while parents are working
Erratic week-to-week work schedules make it nearly impossible to manage a personal budget or secure childcare.—
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If the government taking on responsibility for broader childcare lowered costs, after all, former mayor Bill de Blasio’s universal pre-K program would have cut overall costs starting in 2014.
—Nicole Gelinas, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Gastineau believes there are greater barriers to childcare access impacting families in the present, such as the recent freeze on new CCAP enrollees (Childcare Assistance Program).
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Also, there were more licensed childcare spaces – 84,842 last year, to be exact — but prices remain crazy high.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
The two-story building will have offices, counseling rooms, meeting rooms, a childcare area and a chapel.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Gelinas, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Gastineau believes there are greater barriers to childcare access impacting families in the present, such as the recent freeze on new CCAP enrollees (Childcare Assistance Program).
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Also, there were more licensed childcare spaces – 84,842 last year, to be exact — but prices remain crazy high.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
The two-story building will have offices, counseling rooms, meeting rooms, a childcare area and a chapel.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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