Question: a child care center is defined as a program that

title: Child care
text: Child care , or otherwise known as daycare , is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time . The age ranges anywhere from six weeks up to age thirteen . Child care is the action or skill of looking after children by a day - care center , nannies , babysitter , teachers or other providers . Child care is a broad topic that covers a wide spectrum of professionals , institutions , contexts , activities , social and cultural conventions . Early child care is an equally important and often overlooked component of child development . Child care providers can be children 's first teachers , and therefore play an integral role in systems of early childhood education . Quality care from a young age can have a substantial impact on the future successes of children . The main focus of childcare is on the development of the child , whether that be mental , social , or psychological . 

Answer: answer: Child care, or otherwise known as daycare, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time. Its main focus is on the development of the child, whether that be mental, social, or psychological .