nursery school

as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children

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Recent Examples of nursery school Things became slightly trickier with their second child, because his nursery school was a 25-minute walk away from their home. Christine Ro, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 The Middletons lived abroad for two and a half years, and Kate attended nursery school there. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024 The big picture: Harris' early years were spent in an apartment above Shelton's nursery school, and Harris would eventually work there, too. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 July 2024 Nadine is also a mother to two kids — Sabine and André — both of whom went to an Armenian nursery school and can speak, read and write fluent Armenian, in addition to English, Spanish and French. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nursery school 
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Noun
  • Offshore is one of the world’s largest underwater nurseries that use mineral accretion technology, or MAT, a weak electrical current that causes limestone to collect on frames, which encourages coral to grow up to three times faster.
    Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Karen worked as a nurse, while Geoff was a fitter While Liam was growing up in Wolverhampton, Karen worked as a nursery nurse, and Geoff was a fitter, someone who puts together or installs machinery.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Conversely, as preschools suffer, the senior care industry is thriving in China’s aging population crisis.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Parents should stay involved from preschool to 12th grade, at varying levels.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • It was already filled with a day nursery, sewing classes and Sunday school.
    Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The organization’s beginning can be traced back to 1881, when a local women’s group named Western Association incorporated as Detroit Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association to provide a day nursery for working mothers.
    Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2021

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