Childcare, also known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from six weeks to thirteen years. Childcare is the action or skill of looking after children by a day-care center, nannies, babysitter, teachers, etc. Childcare providers can be children's first teachers. The main focus of childcare is on the development of the child whether that be mental, social, or psychological.