Day care or child care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family. Day care is typically an ongoing service during specific periods, such as the parents' time at work.

The service is known as child care in the United Kingdom and Australia and day care in North America (although child care also has a broader meaning).

Day care is provided in nurseries or creches or by childminders caring for children in their own homes. It can also take on a more formal structure, with education, child development, discipline and even preschool falling into the fold of services.

Some childminders care for children from several families at the same time, either in their own home or in a specialized child care facility. Some employers provide nursery provision for their employees at or near the place of employment.

Child care in the child's own home is traditionally provided by a nanny or au pair, or by extended family members including grandparents, aunts and uncles.

History

A worker drops off her child at day care.

Day care appeared in France about 1840, and the Société des Crèches was recognized by the French government in 1869. Originating in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th century, day cares were established in the United States by private charities in the 1850s, the first being the New York Day Nursery in 1854.

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What is the best daycare in Jonesboro, Ar for a 11 month old?
Q. I am looking for a daycare in Jonesboro, Ar for my soon to be 11 month old. I am starting college in August and I want to put her in a daycare that will be safe and will make her happy. The daycare also needs to take vouchers for childcare assistance.
Asked by ShayD - Thu Jun 12 02:24:05 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I don't have personal experience with a daycare in Jonesboro, but if you need a listing of daycares in that area to check out, go to I typed in zip code 72401 and a bunch of daycares came up. I wouldn't rely on a recommendation anyway. Get the list of daycares, call them, and start checking them out.
Answered by mom738 - Thu Jun 12 16:21:14 2008

Can two different pokemon produce an egg in the daycare center in Pokemon Diamond?
Q. Because, I had put in a female Cherubi and a male Pachirisu together in the Daycare center just for leveling purposes and all of a sudden when I checked my Poketch DayCare app it showed an egg. It totally surprised me! Is that supposed to happen? And what am I supposed to expect hatching from the egg?
Asked by Rini Chan - Fri Mar 21 14:40:55 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes, it can happen, but only if the two pokemon are in the same egg group. eg. human shaped pokemon, grass pokemon, fire pokemon Also, the pokemon formed will be the same as the female pokemon you put in the daycare but only can learn tm's from the male pokemon. Really good pokemon can be formed by breeding, such as munchlax, phione, pichu and many others. Have fun breeding. For more info on breeding, try seribii.net or marriland.net.
Answered by Ashley L - Fri Mar 21 14:55:37 2008

How do parents cope with leaving their kids in daycare all day?
Q. I realize that most full time jobs are going to be from 8-5, 9-5 M-F. My baby is almost 3 months and Im ready to start going back to work. In order for me to bring home any income and pay for daycare, I will have to work full time. But I feel so bad to have to leave my baby in daycare for 9 to 10 hrs a day. How do parents cope with this?
Asked by ..... - Fri Oct 12 15:53:13 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You know what, if you really have issues with leaving your baby in daycare, then you need to re-evalute the need for having to work. Do you have a husband who's bringing in an income? When I added up all the expenses of working, fuel, wardrobe, lunches, daycare, financially it still didn't make enough sense for me to work. The little bit that I would have made after all the expenses just wasn'T WORTH having my baby with strangers all day long. This is one of those times when making sacrifices and leaning on family will pay off in spades...why in the world would you have a child and plan to leave them with strangers all day long? trust your gut...you feel uneasy for a reason.
Answered by reddevilbloodymary - Fri Oct 12 16:21:31 2007

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