Is daycare one word

Answer 1

I think that it can be your choice:

Google Dictionary: child care

Wikipedia: childcare

Merriam-Webster.com: no result for childcare or child care

thefreedictionary.com: childcare

dictionary.com: childcare

infoplease.com: childcare

The US Dept. of Health and Human Services NCCIC is the National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center.

Answer 2

The term day care is going through the process that many similar two-word phrases are going through currently. Typically, they consist of two nouns, of which the first is used adjectivally (for example, car park). Through repeated use, the words become closely connected in people's minds and they start to be written with a hyphen (car-park). Eventually the connection becomes so close that the hyphen no longer feels necessary, and behold, you have a new word (carpark), though the previous forms will still occur.

So the answer to your question is yes, it can be, but no, it does not have to be. The phrase is in a state of development, like so much of the English language, and day care, day-care, and daycare are all likely to be found. There is no authority that can say that any of them is wrong, or that only one of them is right, and it will probably be decades before we reach such a point (if ever). So for the time being you can pick the version that you prefer, unless you have to conform to a particular house style.

Answer 3

Daycare is one word.

An example sentence would be "our baby starts daycare soon".

Answer 4

In the context of "the childcare here is excellent", it is one word.

In the context of "does our child care if she is naughty?", it is two words.

Answer 5

daycare is just one word

Answer 6

Yes, you can use it either way.

Answer 7

Two words, may also be hyphenated