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daycare center
/ˈdeɪ.keɪr ˈsen.tɚ/
Definition
1
A licensed facility providing supervised care, education, and play activities for young children, typically during parents' working hours.
2
An establishment where infants and toddlers receive daily care, often including meals, naps, and age-appropriate learning programs.
Examples
After dropping off the kids at the daycare center, she finally tackled that novel she's been pretending to read for months.
The daycare center's art wall looked like a modern gallery explosion, courtesy of finger paints and zero boundaries.
He upgraded his home office setup right after the daycare center opened nearby – productivity levels hit toddler tantrum highs.
The daycare center pickup line was chaos: parents swapping war stories while dodging rogue sippy cups.