In the United States public and private kindergartens and elementary schools provide the largest day-care system in the world. What is the term functionalists would use to describe this phenomenon?

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Functionalists would describe the role of schools in providing day-care as a latent function of education, which refers to the unintended, less obvious functions that institutions may serve. In this case, while the primary purpose of schools is to educate, they also inadvertently provide childcare, which is a secondary or latent function.

In the United States Public and Private Kindergartens and Elementary