childcare
care and supervision of children
The care of children by someone, usually when parents are working or cannot be with them.
[someone] needs/uses/provides childcare
- Many parents struggle to find affordable childcare in their area.
- The company offers on-site childcare for employees' children.
- Reliable childcare is essential if we want more parents to return to work.
- They arranged temporary childcare while they attended the conference.
- Good childcare can have a positive effect on a child's early development.
- We need childcare when we are at work.
- The city has a new childcare center near the train station.
- Childcare is very expensive in this country.
- Her mother helps with childcare three days a week.
- They pay for childcare for their two young children.
profession or sector of child care
The type of work or business where people are paid to look after children.
[someone] works in childcare
- She has worked in childcare for over ten years.
- The government is investing more money in the childcare sector.
- He completed a diploma in childcare before starting at the nursery.
- There is a high demand for trained staff in childcare.
- The course prepares students for a career in childcare and early education.
- My sister wants to work in childcare.
- There are many jobs in childcare in this city.
- He is studying childcare at college.
- She chose childcare because she loves working with children.
- The childcare profession needs more trained workers.
- Base: childcare
- Plural: childcare
childcare center
1place providing childcare services
A building or place where people are paid to look after children, usually during the day while parents work.
- Their son spends three days a week at a local childcare center.
- The new childcare center opens at 7 a.m. to help working parents.
childcare costs
1money paid for childcare
The money that parents must pay for someone to look after their children.
- Rising childcare costs make it hard for many parents to return to work.
- They moved to the suburbs to reduce their childcare costs.
childcare facilities
1buildings or rooms for childcare
Special places, such as rooms or buildings, that are made for looking after children.
- The company has excellent childcare facilities on site.
- New housing projects must include childcare facilities.
childcare provider
1person or company giving childcare
A person or a business that looks after children as a job.
- We are looking for a new childcare provider now that we have moved.
- All childcare providers must be licensed in this state.
childcare responsibilities
1duties of looking after children
The jobs and tasks you must do to care for children.
- They share childcare responsibilities equally between them.
- The new policy supports employees with childcare responsibilities.
childcare services
1organized services for child care
Official help or programs that look after children for parents, often for money.
- The city offers free childcare services for low-income families.
- Many universities provide childcare services for their staff and students.