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daycare

NOUN
child care center
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The median cost in the U.S. to send one child to daycare for five years is $44,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Richard Scandaliato, president of San Pedro’s South Shores Community Assn., said the property is close to a church with a daycare and multiple schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Except, of course, feminists have also pushed for policies that make this possible for women, such as affordable daycare, while also calling on men to do their fair share at home.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Woosh currently works with over 1,400 daycare centres across Belgium and says over 30,000 children wear Woosh nappies every day.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Unfortunately, the holiday came and went with only some candy at the daycare center.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter