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Childcare vs Kindergarten - What's the difference?

childcare | kindergarten |

As nouns the difference between childcare and kindergarten

is that childcare is the act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children while kindergarten is .

childcare

English

Alternative forms

* child-care, child care

Noun

(-)
  • The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
  • * 1993 Amitai Etzioni - The parenting deficit
    • Today most childcare centres are woefully understaffed with poorly paid and underqualified personnel. Child care workers in both the USA and UK are in the lowest tenth of all wage earners.

    See also

    * ("childcare" on Wikipedia)

    kindergarten

    English

    (wikipedia kindergarten)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
  • (US) The elementary school grade before first grade.

    • Synonyms

    * nursery school * preschool

    Derived terms

    * kindergartener

    Related terms

    * daycare