Definitions for child care
child care

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. childcare, child carenoun

   a service involving care for other people's children

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Child care

   Child care, otherwise known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from two weeks to twenty years. Child care is the action or skill of looking after children by a day-care center, nannies, babysitter, teachers or other providers. Child care is a broad topic that covers a wide spectrum of professionals, institutions, contexts, activities, and social and cultural conventions. Early child care is an equally important and often overlooked component of child development. Child care providers can be children's first teachers, and therefore play an integral role in systems of early childhood education. Quality care from a young age can have a substantial impact on the future successes of children. The main focus of childcare is on the development of the child, whether that be mental, social, or psychological.In most cases children are taken care of by their parents, legal guardians, or siblings. In some cases, it is also seen that children care for other children. This informal care includes verbal direction and other explicit training regarding the child's behavior, and is often as simple as "keeping an eye out" for younger siblings. Care facilitated by similar-aged children covers a variety of developmental and psychological effects in both caregivers and charge. This is due to their mental development being in a particular case of not being able to progress as it should be at their age. This care giving role may also be taken on by the child's extended family. Another form of childcare that is on the rise in contrast to familial caregiving is that of center-based child care. In lieu of familial care giving, these responsibilities may be given to paid caretakers, orphanages or foster homes to provide care, housing, and schooling. Professional caregivers work within the context of a center-based care (including crèches, daycare, preschools and schools) or a home-based care (nannies or family daycare). The majority of child care institutions that are available require that child care providers to have extensive training in first aid and be CPR certified. In addition, background checks, drug testing at all centers, and reference verification are normally a requirement. Child care can consist of advanced learning environments that include early childhood education or elementary education. "The objective of the program of daily activities should be to foster incremental developmental progress in a healthy and safe environment and should be flexible to capture the interests of the children and the individual abilities of the children." In many cases the appropriate child care provider is a teacher or person with educational background in child development, which requires a more focused training aside from the common core skills typical of a child caregiver. As well as these licensed options, parents may also choose to find their own caregiver or arrange childcare exchanges/swaps with another family.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. child care

   Child care refers to the act of providing supervision, care, and guidance to children in the absence of their parents or guardians. It involves ensuring the safety, physical needs, emotional well-being, and educational development of the child, along with engaging them in various activities suitable for their age. Child care may be provided by parents, family members, or professional caregivers in various settings such as child care centers, preschools, in-home care, or through babysitters or nannies.

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Child care

   Child care is the caring for and supervision of a child or children, usually from newborn to age thirteen. Child care is the action or skill of looking after children by a day-care center, babysitter, or other providers. Child care is a broad topic covering a wide spectrum of contexts, activities, social and cultural conventions, and institutions. The majority of child care institutions that are available require that child care providers have extensive training in first aid and are CPR certified. In addition, background checks, drug testing, and reference verification are normally a requirement. Child care can cost up to $15,000 for one year in the United States. Approximately six out of every ten children, or almost 12 million children, age five and younger, are being jointly cared for by parents and early childhood educators, relatives, or other child-care providers.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Child Care

   Care of children in the home or institution.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of child care in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of child care in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of child care in a Sentence

1. Melissa Boteach:

   There is such a big gap between what is needed and what was allocated. We absolutely need the federal government to provide more funding, or we're going to have people who desperately need child care and can't find it, there is no economic reopening without child care.

2. Reshonna Reynolds:

   The child care costs were more than we... were paying in rent, so I decided, hey, I have to quit my job.

3. Asilee Barnes:

   If Covid hadn't happened, I'd still be at work, sure there are jobs, but what does that mean to me if I can't get there because of child care ?

4. Chris Herbst:

   It’s quite remarkable. The country essentially stood up an entire child care program in a matter of months.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   Lots of working parents can't afford child care, which in many states costs as much as college tuition so for millions of moms and dads, if they get sick there's no backup.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=child care
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Care
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=child care