as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
one of the first cities to establish crèches so that poor women with children could work outside of the home
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Merage also features a health and fitness complex, licensed preschool and toddler care, teen lounge, gymnasium, junior Olympic swimming pool and facilities for social occasions.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The morning shuffle at Primer Academia de ABC began with a flurry of hugs, high fives and pre-K students toting pint-sized backpacks on a mid-September school day the Nashville Spanish-immersion preschool.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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As the time went by, viewers saw the couple — who tied the knot in 2018 — getting ultrasounds, assembling various baby toys and setting up their nursery, which McCreery told PEOPLE was Winnie the Pooh-themed.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The resulting eggs are then taken to nurseries in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Crèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8che. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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