childcarechild‧care /ˈtʃaɪldkeə $ -ker/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
People earning low wages will find it difficult to pay for childcare. I think more women would work if there were better childcare facilities.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- And we will act where a push by government is needed to stimulate the provision of childcare.
- Another frequent response is that additional, affordable childcare facilities are required.
- Chodorow hypothesizes that male involvement in childcare would change these patterns.
- His announcement at the annual conference of the Association of Children's Reporters in Peebles received an immediate welcome from childcare agencies.
- How much does it cost an employer to provide childcare facilities and what is the cheapest option?
- They all do exams, even if this is only the one in childcare.
- This is true particularly in regard to the financial burden of childcare, a subject I treat throughout this book.
- This money would be used to provide education, job-training assistance, childcare and program administration beginning later this year.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is paid to look after children
also sitter American someone who is paid to look after children when their parents go out for the evening: · I'll come with you if I can get a babysitter for Friday.· I guess we should have some snacks around for the sitter.
British /babysitteror sitter American someone who is paid to look after children while their parents are at work: · Sheila's setting up in business as a registered childminder (=on a special list of childminders that have been approved by the authorities).· I asked my childminder to do what I do when Laura is naughty.
a woman who is paid to look after someone else's children, and who sometimes lives in the house with the family: · He turned and flung himself into his nanny's arms.· I can't afford a nanny.
someone, usually a young person from a foreign country, who lives with a family and helps with work around the house and with looking after the children. Au pairs often do this kind of work in order to learn about another country and its language: · Working as an au pair, I spend most of my time with young children, so I dress casually.· Don't worry, the au pair will clean it up.
also day care American an arrangement in which young children are looked after during the day while their parents are at work: · Even women in well-paid jobs, who can afford childcare, are faced with managing the home and a career.· After-school childcare is an area of particular importance to many working mothers.· How much does it cost an employer to provide daycare facilities?childcare/daycare center: · She works in a daycare center.in daycare: · Jordan's been in daycare since he was six months old.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I think more women would work if there were better childcare facilities.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an arrangement in which someone who is trained to look after children cares for them while the parents are at work: I think more women would work if there were better childcare facilities.· More women would work if there were better childcare facilities.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The Act requires childcare facilities to be registered to ensure that standards are maintained throughout the country.· Another frequent response is that additional, affordable childcare facilities are required.· How much does it cost an employer to provide childcare facilities and what is the cheapest option?· The University Childcare Officer is also able to provide information about other childcare facilities in the local area.· Employers who do not offer career breaks and childcare facilities may find themselves passed over in favour of employers who do.· Women entering the workforce, poor childcare facilities, marrying too late, all are blamed.
People earning low wages will find it difficult to pay for childcare. I think more women would work if there were better childcare facilities.