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 The Democratic delegates even voted down an amendment that would have kept these vending machines out of elementary schools, kindergartens and nursery schools! Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025 Last week, the Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill that would allow contraceptives to be sold in nursery school, preschool, elementary and high school vending machines. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025 Murakami’s mother picked up his 6-year-old son, Yuta, at his nursery school after the earthquake. Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 Kaplan caught the attention of Memento Mori cofounder Adriel Lares when Lares won a case of magnums from Howell Mountain, where Arkenstone is located, at a fundraiser at Kaplan’s son’s nursery school. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nursery school
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Noun
  • Many hybrids are available in the nursery trade that combine the best traits of the parental lines including large flowers, a compact growth habit, and tolerance to heat and drought.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
  • The nursery owner can’t unpot every tree in the place, so look for trees with the trunk centered in the pot or the root ball.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The Doherty Campus spans 5 acres and is home to a lower school for children in preschool through fifth grade.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • With a voucher, children can attend participating private and public preschools authorized by the state.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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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