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Definition of Day care center
1. Noun. A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work.
Definition of Day care center
1. Noun. A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Day Care Center
Literary usage of Day care center
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Who's Minding the Kids: Child Care Arrangements Fall 1991 by Lynne M. Casper (1994)
"A day care center may also be located in a private home. 11 US Department of
Education, Office of Policy and Planning, National Study of Before- and ..."
2. Employers and Child Care: Benefiting Work and Family (1994)
"... Union worked with a New York City agency and the garment manufacturers'
association in developing the Chinatown Garment Industry day care center. ..."
3. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"Lack of infection control practices at the day-care center and characteristics
of the facility ... Day-care center-related outbreaks of diarrhea caused by ..."
4. National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-Of-Home by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Isolation of cytomegalovirus from toys and hands in a day care center. ...
Cytomegalovirus transmission in a midwest day care center: possible relationship ..."
5. Population Profile of the U.S., 1997 by Andrea Curry, Karen Mills, Janice Valdisera (2000)
"An organized child care facility is a day care center, nursery school, or preschool.
Nonrelatives include family day care providers and in- home babysitters ..."
6. Final Report: American Psychological Association Task Force on the Mental by John R. Tassey (1998)
"Only 5 children in the day care center survived the blast, ... A YMCA day care
center adjacent to the Murrah building was also severely damaged, ..."