day care
noun [ U ] US (also daycare) uk/?de? ?ke?r/ us/?de? ?ker/
C1 （尤指对幼儿或老人的）日常护理，日常照料
care or education provided during the day, especially for young children
in day care It's so expensive to have two children in day care. 把两个孩子送去日托所实在是太贵了。
He had to pick his daughter up from day care.
Do your children go to daycare or preschool?
The children are cared for by licensed day care workers.
a daycare provider
See also: doggie day care
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- Day care is one of the biggest expenses for working families.
- Their toddler attends day care.
- No day care is provided.
- They can claim for some costs such as daycare.
- He volunteers once a week at a daycare center for the elderly.