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daycare center; nursery; childcare facility
A facility where young children are looked after while their parents are at work or otherwise occupied. Can range from small private operations to larger institutional facilities.
託児所に子どもを預けた。
I left my child at the daycare center.
会場には託児所が併設されている。
The venue has an attached childcare facility.
駅前に新しい託児所ができたので、通勤の途中で子どもを預けられるようになった。
A new daycare center opened in front of the station, so I can now drop off my child on my way to work.
A general term for any childcare facility. Often used for smaller or temporary operations, such as those set up at event venues, shopping centers, or workplaces, as opposed to full-scale 保育園.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 託児所に預ける: to leave a child at daycare
- 託児所付き: with childcare facilities
- 一時託児所: temporary daycare
- 院内託児所: in-hospital daycare
- 事業所内託児所: workplace daycare
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 保育園: nursery school — a licensed facility with stricter standards and longer hours, primarily for working parents
- 幼稚園: kindergarten — an educational institution under the Ministry of Education for children ages 3-5, with shorter hours