How to Use childcare in a Sentence

childcare

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  • That’s gonna cost, uh, 26.7 million over the next two years in childcare.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2023
  • His wife, also a film worker, turned to childcare to pay the bills.
    — Andrew Hay, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • California is one of the priciest states in the U.S. for childcare.
    — Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Bustillos is one of many people in the state who have had their horizons widened thanks to free childcare.
    — Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There’s no doubt that women feel the effects of the childcare crisis more keenly than men.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • How has one couple run a home childcare business for three decades?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • There was a big jump in July in tuition, school fees and childcare, which were 6.4% higher than in May and 9.1% above a year ago.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • When Romero had her first child in high school, finding a way to afford childcare and go to school was stressful.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • By and large, those childcare workers have not returned.
    — Time, 11 July 2023
  • But going to the office isn’t worth the time and hassle of driving and arranging childcare, and no one can have it all.
    — Anna Kramer, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023
  • And yet make no mistake: America is still in the midst of a severe childcare crisis.
    — TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The mayor said the suspects had broken a trust people have with childcare workers.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And, a big goal for 2024: &Mother is hoping to bring childcare to runners who are parents.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Brookes was called by a relative at the childcare center regarding the snake.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The childcare center has been seeking to expand and will occupy a 2,500-square-foot space.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2023
  • One in four women in the US, for instance, became unemployed due to childcare needs.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Iowa, which last year lowered (from 18 to 16) the minimum age for workers in childcare centers.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • There's also a player childcare nursery on site at the US Open grounds, for players who have children.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Some had moved away from the office and others had childcare arrangements built around the premise of being able to work from home forever.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Fun fact: Four-day work week and childcare Men do a lot more childcare during a four-day workweek, the world’s biggest trial of the schedule in the UK revealed.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 14 June 2023
  • For parents who need childcare on Mondays, the district will offer it for $30 a day — a cost that could strain some families.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Also, with school out, more than a few of us will be juggling childcare with picketing schedules.
    — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
  • Non-skiers will have plenty of wintry fun, too, like dogsledding and ice-skating, plus childcare is offered for kids from ages 4-17.
    — Karen Cicero, Parents, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Some features such as the recovery chairs and childcare are reserved via the app, so a little planning ahead is required.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Some women are stuck being [a] stay-at-home parent because the cost of childcare is outrageous.
    — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Prior to Sam's birth, Fox was looking forward to becoming a dad and spent his free time reading childcare books.
    — Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • All parents should also be allowed to set aside money pretax, in the same way a health savings account works, to pay for any form of childcare.
    — Matt Lamb, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
  • About three weeks later, the employee began noticing spiders and insects in the childcare’s kitchen area.
    — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Orchard Park on the city's east side could house an additional childcare center.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Artwork by local children will embellish the fencing in the area, and most of it will be sourced from Larry King’s Clubhouse, the childcare center at the courthouse.
    — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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