MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 9: The welfare society
barnomsorg
Swedish word. In English: childcare
Preschool and after-school care, where children are looked after while their parents work.
Facts about the word
- Childcare, that is preschools and after-school centres, is part of the welfare that the municipalities run. Sverige i fokus s. 31
- During the record years more and more women began working outside the home, and day nurseries for children were expanded to make this possible. Sverige i fokus s. 37
- The national minorities have the right to use their minority languages in contact with authorities, in preschool and in elderly care. Sverige i fokus s. 25
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Childcare is preschool and after-school care that the municipality is responsible for. It is not a government agency, and the word is about care, not grief (sorg).
The word belongs to Chapter 9: The welfare society in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.