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Childcare vs Playwork - What's the difference?

childcare | playwork |

As nouns the difference between childcare and playwork

is that childcare is the act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children while playwork is work that is very easy or enjoyable.

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)

    playwork

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
  • * 2007 , George De Horne Vaizey, The Fortunes of the Farrells
    • It's playwork mending for him compared with the other boys.
  • (UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.

    • Derived terms

    * playworker