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daycare centre

British

noun

Also called (esp in Britain): day nursery. an establishment offering daycare to preschool children, enabling their parents to work full time or have extended relief if child care is a problem

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Earlier, a baby girl was declared dead at another hospital after she was evacuated along with dozens of other children from the daycare centre, which media reports said had been operating without a license.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

An investigation has been launched after a grandfather mistakenly took home the wrong child from a daycare centre in Sydney, Australia.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

The former policeman had been in court earlier in the day and had then gone to the daycare centre to collect his child, police spokesperson Paisal Luesomboon told broadcaster ThaiPBS.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2022

Distraught relatives had also waited outside the daycare centre well into the night.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2022

We've had the palliative care people round to see him and even they say they can't do anything more than get him to go to a daycare centre.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2012

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