As have town ovens (prepare your loaves, and pay for them to be baked) and probably laundry services too, for those who could afford more than one set of clothe

As have town ovens (prepare your loaves, and pay for them to be baked) and probably laundry services too, for those who could afford more than one set of clothes. Childcare was mostly done by slaves, which is a capitalised form of the same thing. It's really a question of degree.