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Childcare, child care, or babycare is the act of caring for and supervising children from 0-16...

Childcare, child care, or babycare is the act of caring for and supervising children from 0-16 years of age. (In Australia, day care is referred to as "childcare".) Child care is a broad topic covering a wide spectrum of contexts, activities, social and cultural conventions, and institutions. It is traditional in western society for children to be taken care of by one or both parents. In families where children live with one or both of their parents, the childcare role may also be taken on by the extended family. In the absence of one or both parents and the extended family willing to care for the children, orphanages are a way of providing for children's care, housing, and schooling. The three main types of child care options for most American working families include in-home care, family care, and child care centers. Many American working families are two-job households, and this means that childcare is often delegated to childminders or crèches on a full-time or part-time basis. In-home care typically is provided by nannies, au-pairs, or friends and family. The child is watched inside their's or the child carers home home, reducing exposure to outside children and illnesses.