How to say "Daycare" around the World
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Below you will find the
translation of day care terms into many languages.
Unfortunately, use of day-care is widespread throughout Europe, especially
in the Nordic countries (which includes Scandinavia), so most of the
translations listed are from European languages.
Some countries use more than one term for day-care, depending on the age of
the children.
All languages are listed alphabetically.
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Language |
Term/Ages |
Translation |
Pronounced |
Albanian
(Albania) |
nursery school |
kopshte dhe çerdhe |
? |
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Sources: 1)26NOV11 email from M.T., 2)Wiktionary |
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Bosnian
(Bosnia) |
nursery, less than 3 years of age
day nursery, over 3 years of age |
jaslice
obdanište |
yasle-ce
obda-ne-shte |
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Source: 8DEC13 email from I.D. |
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Bulgarian
(Bulgaria) |
day
care, 10
months - 3 years |
detska yasla |
? |
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Source: Key Data on Education in Europe 2002,
Chapter C |
Chinese
(simplified)
(People's Republic of China) |
daycare |
托儿 |
tuō er |
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Source: http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr |
Chinese
(traditional)
(Republic Of China) |
daycare |
托兒 |
tuō er |
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Source:
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr |
Czech
(Czech Republic) |
1) daycare, birth to 3 years
2) day care, ? to 3 years
3) 3 to 6 years |
1)
crèche
2) denni jesle
3) mateřská škola |
? |
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Source: 1) Early Childhood Education and Care
Policy in the Czech Republic, December 2000; 2 & 3) - Key Data on Education
in Europe 2002, Chapter C |
Danish
(Denmark)
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1) day-care
facilities
2) crèches
3) kindergarten |
1)
Daginstitutioner
2) Vuggestuer
3) Børnehaver |
? |
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Source: Early Childhood Education and Care
Policy in Denmark, 2000 |
Dutch
(Netherlands) |
1)
daycare
2) daycare
3) day care |
1) Opvang
2) Dagopvang
3) kinderdagverblijf |
1)
up-fang
2) dahg-up-fang
3) kinder-dahg-fer-blive |
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Source: 1)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr; 2) http://ets.freetranslation.com/;
3) Working & Living in the Netherlands - Philips; and Joanna P. |
English
(UK, US, etc.) |
daycare |
daycare, day-care, day care |
dā'-ker' |
(The noun, "day care", didn't appear in
dictionaries until fairly recently.
It was included for the first time in The Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
Dictionary, Tenth Edition, published in 1993.) |
Estonian
(Estonia) |
1) creche or
nursery (1-3 years)
2) day care, older than 3 years |
1) Lastesõim
2) Lasteaed |
? |
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Source: 1) Ectaco Online Dictionary;
2)
Key Data on Education in Europe 2002, Chapter C |
Finnish
(Finland) |
day care |
Päivähoito |
? |
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Source: Structures of the Education and Initial
Training Systems in the European Union, 1995 |
Flemish
(Belgium) |
daycare
centres |
Kinderdagverblijven |
? |
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Source: Early Childhood Education and Care
Policy in the Flemish Community of Belgium, April 2000 |
French
(France, Canada, Belgium, etc.) |
1) collective
childcare
2) daycare
3) day care
4) daycare/preschool
5) crèches
6) day care |
1) crèche
2) gardes
3) garderie
4) école maternelle (petite section)
5) prégardiennats
6) foyers de jour |
? |
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Source: 1) Embassy of France to the U.S.; 2)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr; 3) lexicon from the (Canadian)
Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare; 4) Embassy of France to the U.S.; 5)
"Family Life and Professional Work: Conflict and Synergy", 2003; 6)
Key Data on Education in Europe 2002, Chapter C |
German
(Germany, Austria, etc.) |
1)
daycare (child's day arrangement)
1-b) abbreviation for daycare
2) day-care home (child's day home)
3) day-care, 0 - 3 years (child's crib)
4) day care, 0 - 3 years
5) day care, 3 months - 4 years
6) day care, 6 months - 4 years |
1)a) Kindertagesstätten
1-b) Kita
2)
Kindertagesheim
3)
Kinderkrippen
4) Krippen
5) Tagesstätte
6) Kinderhort |
1)
kin-daihr-tahk-es-shtet-ten
1-b) keetah
2) kin-daihr-tahk-es-hiim
3) kin-daihr-khrip-pen
4) khrip-pen
5) Tahk-es-shtet-ten
6) Kin-daihr-ort |
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Source: 1)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr; 2 & 3) - "Family Life
and Professional Work: Conflict and Synergy", 2003; 4, 5, & 6) -
Key Data on Education in Europe 2002, Chapter C, and Kimberly E. from
joyfulmama.org |
Greek
(Greece) |
1) daycare
2) day care
3) day nursery |
1) Φύλαξη
2) βρεφονηπιακό σταθμό
3)
παιδικός σταθμός |
? |
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Source: 1)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ; 2 & 3) - http://www.in.gr/dictionary |
Hebrew
(Israel) |
1) Toddler day-care
2) Toddler day-care
3) Infant day care |
גן
פעוטון
מעון
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1)
2)
3) |
1) gan
2) pe'uton
3) maon |
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Source: World Zionist Organization's
"Teachers-Making It In Israel" |
Hindi
(India) |
Daycare |
1) पालनाघर,
2) शिशु सदन |
1) pālanāghara
2) śiśu sadana
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Source: shabdkosh.com English Hindi Dictionary |
Hungarian
(Hungary)
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1) Childcare
centers,
less than 3 years
2) 3 - 6 years |
1) bölcsőde
2) óvoda |
? |
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Source: 1 & 2) - National Institute for Family
and Social Policy's National Report, Hungary, December, 2001. |
Icelandic
(Iceland) |
1) daycare centres
2) day care, 1 - 6 years |
1) Dagvistarheimili
2) Leikskóli |
? |
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Source: 1) Google; 2) Key Data on Education in
Europe 2002, Chapter C |
Italian
(Italy)
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1) daycare
2) child care
centers,
3 months to 3 years
3) preschool, 3 - 6 years
4) day care, 3 - 6 years |
1) Guardia
2) Asilo nido
3) Scuola Materna
4) Scuola dell'infanzia |
? |
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Source: 1)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ; 2) www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/italy.html;
3 & 4) - According to Key Data on Education
in Europe 2002, Chapter C, "Scuola dell'infanzia" replaced "Scuola Materna" in 2001. |
Japanese
(Japan) |
1) daycare
2) daycare |
1) 託児所
1) たくじしょ
2) 保育園
2) ほいくえん |
1) takujisho
2) hoikuen
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Source: 1)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ; 2) Eva POETS
project at Kyoto Notre Dame University |
Korean
(Korea) |
1) daycare
2) daycare (baby farm) |
1) 데이케어
2) 탁아소 |
1) de-i-k'e-uh
2) t'agaso |
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Source: 1) http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr
Appears to be borrowed from English (say it fast!); 2) Hollym
English Korean Dictionary, 1991, p. 356 |
Latvian
(Latvia) |
1) day care
2) day nursery, creche |
1) bērnu dārzs
2) mazbērnu novietne |
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Source: 1) Key Data on Education in Europe
2002, Chapter C; 2) http://dictionary.site.lv/dictionary |
Lithuanian
(Lithuania) |
1) day care |
1) lopšelis-darželis |
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Source: 1) Key Data on Education in Europe
2002, Chapter C |
Norwegian
(Norway) |
1) day care, 0 - 5
years
2) family day care |
1) Barnehage
2) Familiebarnehage |
? |
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Source: (1 & 2) - Thematic Review of Early
Childhood Education and Care Policy in Norway, 29 December 1998 |
Polish
(Poland) |
1) childcare
2) day care, infant - 3 years
3) 3 - 6 years |
1) Opieka Nad Dziećmi
2) Żłobki
3) Przedszkole |
?
3) Psheshkolna |
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Source: 1)
Polish Yellow Pages; 2 & 3) - Key
Data on Education in Europe 2002, Chapter C |
Portuguese
(Portugal, etc.) |
1) day care center
(for infants)
2) 3 - 6 years |
1) creche
(para
as
crianças)
2) jardim de infância |
? |
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Source: 1) http://www.ultralingua.com ; 2) Early
Childhood Education and Care Policy in Portugal, January 2000 |
Romanian
(Romania) |
1) day care, 3 months - 3 years |
1) creşa |
? |
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Source: Key Data on Education in Europe 2002,
Chapter C |
Russian
(Russia, etc.) |
1) daycare
2) daycare for babies (crèche) |
1) детский сад
2) ясли |
1) detskiy sad
2) yasli
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Source: http://www.ku.edu/~2yrruss/liuba_family/brat.html |
Slovak
(Slovakia) |
1) daycare, 6 months to 3
yrs.
2) day care, 3 to 6 years |
1) detské jasle
2) materská škola |
? |
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Source: 1) Ectaco Online Dictionary; 2) Key Data
on Education in Europe 2002, Chapter C |
Spanish
(Spain, etc.) |
1)
daycare
2) daycare |
1) Guardería
2) Los servicios de guardería infantil |
? |
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Source: 1)
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ; 2) http://ets.freetranslation.com/
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Swedish
(Sweden) |
1) daycare
2) day care
3) day care centres
4) family daycare home
5) daycare |
1) dagis
(infomal)
2) dagvård
3) daghem
4) familjedaghem
5) förskola |
1)
dahg-ees
2) dahg-voard
3) dahg-hem
4) fah-mil-yeh-dahg-hem
5) fuhr-skoal-ah |
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Source: (1 & 2) Structures of the Education and Initial Training Systems
in the European Union, 1995 (Finland & Sweden) ; (3 & 4) - 1) Skolverket
"Child care in Sweden" |
Turkish
(Turkey) |
Daycare |
1) günlük bakım
2) kreş
3) yuva |
1) goonlook bakuhm
2) creche
3) you wha |
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Source: 1) http://www.seslisozluk.com/ |
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