toddler care

Minding little ones

Toddler care is the supervision, nurturing, and daily management of children roughly one to three years old—the age when they're walking but not yet ready for preschool.

The term appears in discussions of childcare arrangements: She runs a toddler care program out of her home.

It encompasses feeding, safety, play, and early development during this demanding stage.

Opposites
age of care recipient

toddler careelder care

Assistance for seniors

geriatric care · senior care · nursing home care · aged care · end-of-life care

care vs. neglect

toddler carechild neglect

Failure to care for minors

child abandonment · child abuse · parental neglect · child endangerment · abandonment

dependency/autonomy

toddler careself-sufficiency

Independence from outside aid

independence · self-care · self-reliance

Family

care, toddler

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G