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day care
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day care
Etymology: OE, daeg + cearu
a specialized program or facility that provides care for preschool children, usually within a group framework, either as a substitute for or an extension of home care, particularly for single parents or for two parents both employed outside the home. Day-care groups vary in size and function and range from casual neighborhood parent-supervised play groups to formal nursery schools or organized centers run by trained personnel. Most day-care programs incorporate a daily schedule of quiet play, outdoor activities, group games and projects, creative or educational play, and snack and rest periods.


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PALMDALE - Sheriff's deputies arrested a gun-toting burglary suspect who ran through a day-care center trying to escape, officials said Monday.
I had an idea (of how long it would take to start up) because I worked in a day-care center before, but there are more things to do than I thought," said the Sylmar mother and entrepreneur.
Many parents put them on the list as soon as they conceive," says Susan Wilcox, the director of a YMCA day-care center in downtown Portland.
 
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