daycare
Where toddlers go
Daycare is a facility where children are supervised during the day while their parents work.
The term covers everything from home-based operations to large centers: She drops the kids at daycare before her shift.
Also used attributively: daycare costs, daycare center.
Extended to facilities for elderly or disabled adults: adult daycare.
Objects for amusement
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- blocksObstructs or sections
- dollsToy human figures
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
coloring · playdough · sandbox · swingset · slide · climbing · tag · hide-and-seek
Progress toward maturity
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- skillsLearned competencies
education · enrichment · curriculum · literacy · numeracy · kindergarten · preschool · ABCs
One providing daily assistance
- nurturerOne who fosters development
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
- comfortEase or soothing relief
attention · patience · warmth · guidance · protection · empathy · tenderness · soothing
Act of registering officially
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
- hoursSixty-minute spans
- drop-offSudden decrease or edge
pickup · provider · center · in-home · subsidies · vouchers · staff · director
Dividing among others
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- playmatesCompanions in recreation
- friendsVoluntary close relations
conflict-resolution · inclusion · diversity · siblings · classmates · attachment · goodbyes · drop-off
Contagious blistering viral infection
- hand-foot-mouthViral infection causing sores
- pinkeyeContagious membrane inflammation
- coldsMinor respiratory infections
- fluContagious respiratory illness
fever · cough · lice · rashes · strep · RSV · teething · sniffles
Overseeing people or processes
- childproofingSecuring hazards from toddlers
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- licensingGranting official permission
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
certification · evacuation · CPR · sign-in · sign-out · ratios · fencing · nontoxic
toys
Objects for amusement
puzzles · coloring · playdough · sandbox · swingset · slide · climbing · tag · hide-and-seek · make-believe
development
Progress toward maturity
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
skills · education · enrichment · curriculum · literacy · numeracy · kindergarten · preschool · ABCs · counting
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- nurturerOne who fosters development
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
comfort · attention · patience · warmth · guidance · protection · empathy · tenderness · soothing · diapering
enrollment
Act of registering officially
drop-off · pickup · provider · center · in-home · subsidies · vouchers · staff · director · ratio
sharing
Dividing among others
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- playmatesCompanions in recreation
friends · conflict-resolution · inclusion · diversity · siblings · classmates · attachment · goodbyes · drop-off · pickup
chickenpox
Contagious blistering viral infection
- hand-foot-mouthViral infection causing sores
- pinkeyeContagious membrane inflammation
- coldsMinor respiratory infections
flu · fever · cough · lice · rashes · strep · RSV · teething · sniffles · quarantine
supervision
Overseeing people or processes
- childproofingSecuring hazards from toddlers
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- licensingGranting official permission
regulations · certification · evacuation · CPR · sign-in · sign-out · ratios · fencing · nontoxic · sanitizing
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- baby carebottles, bottle feeding, pacifiers, cribs, baby oil
- childcareafter-school programs, nanny, babysitting, caregivers, preschool
- preschoolpreschool, nursery school, pre-K, pre-k, play-based
- businessesbusiness, company, bank, bakery, enterprise
- Care Servicesbabysitting, pet sitting, house sitting, nanny, au pair
daycareparental care
Offspring protection and nurturing
home care · nanny · au pair · family care · grandparent care
daycareelder care
Assistance for seniors
nursing home · assisted living · retirement home · hospice · senior care
- daycare centerFacility for young children
- dog daycareDaytime pet supervision facility
- doggy daycareDaytime boarding for pets
- daycare providerOne who minds children