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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a childcare" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is typically used incorrectly because "childcare" is an uncountable noun referring to the care of children, not something that can be counted or preceded by an article.
Example: "She works in childcare, providing care and education for young children."
Alternatives: "childcare service" or "childcare facility".
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After all my wife runs a childcare centre.
"I'm going to work for Sarah, as a childcare provider".
Rudd is in Townsville this morning at a childcare centre.
This study aimed to assess support for a childcare agency staff mandatory vaccination policy.
The evacuation also affected a childcare centre attached to the Dfat complex.
"I think it's the same really," said Carol Thomas, 51, a childcare assistant.
There is also a childcare element for people who spend money on registered or approved childcare.
A childcare centre stands there now, locked behind breezeblocks and barbed wire.
And she's reportedly hoping to land a TV gig as – what else? – a childcare expert.
Some sites have a childcare facility and [there are] also holiday clubs for children.
Dominique, 54, a childcare worker from rural Normandy, described how she saw her sons seriously wounded.
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