Childcare, otherwise known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from two weeks of age to 18 years. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(ren), childcare typically refers to the care provided by caregivers that are not the child's parents. Childcare is a broad topic that covers a wide spectrum of professionals, institutions, contexts, activities, and social and cultural conventions. Early childcare is an important and often overlooked component of child development.
A daycare in Nigeria
A group of East Berlin children, with their caretakers, 1984
An American childcare development center
A worker drops off her child at a California day care center, 1943.
Child development involves the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence.
A child using fingers to make a small, circular hole in the sand, 1997
Girl playing in a playground
Child playing with bubbles
Development of a boy from 10 to 17 years old