childcare

noun 2

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ADJ.

most, primary, required

VERB + CHILDCARE

became, burden, including, providing, take, want

CHILDCARE + NOUN

addition, assistant, children, facilities, household

PREP.

in, with

ADV.

woefully

Definitions

noun

The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.

Today most childcare centres are woefully understaffed with poorly paid and underqualified personnel. Child care workers in both the USA and UK are in the lowest tenth of all wage earners.

A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.

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Today most childcare centres are woefully understaffed with poorly paid and underqualified personnel. Child care workers in both the USA and UK are in the lowest tenth of all wage earners.

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Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.

Tatoeba · #33051

Career opportunities, flex-time, satellite offices, and more childcare facilities are required to make women at home join the work force.

Tatoeba · #267283

In Japan women assume the greater load of responsibility for childcare.

Tatoeba · #281409

Adults living in households with children under age 6 spent an average of 2.1 hours per day providing primary childcare to household children.

Tatoeba · #6679415

Most men contribute relatively little to the burden of childcare.

Tatoeba · #7010531

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