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.—
David Dayen
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Nearly 60% of this county’s residents live in childcare deserts, where available slots are insufficientto meet local demand, the news release stated.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
With 70 percent of its workforce being women and operations spread across multiple geographies, the new commitments prioritize addressing women’s disproportionate care responsibilities by providing support for childcare and eldercare, while emphasizing climate adaptation in vulnerable communities.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Another element is financial pressure—stagnant wages, rising health-care and childcare costs—leaving parents in particular exhausted and with little free time to devote to reading.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
In Tennessee, 267 childcare and early education slots in the Clarksville area would go unfunded and 56 Head Start staff members would be furloughed, according to Tennessee Head Start.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
With 70 percent of its workforce being women and operations spread across multiple geographies, the new commitments prioritize addressing women’s disproportionate care responsibilities by providing support for childcare and eldercare, while emphasizing climate adaptation in vulnerable communities.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Another element is financial pressure—stagnant wages, rising health-care and childcare costs—leaving parents in particular exhausted and with little free time to devote to reading.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
In Tennessee, 267 childcare and early education slots in the Clarksville area would go unfunded and 56 Head Start staff members would be furloughed, according to Tennessee Head Start.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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