as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
committed to the needs of its employees with young children, the insurance company has its own on-site day nursery
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Recent Examples of day nursery
It was already filled with a day nursery, sewing classes and Sunday school.
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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
The house, Hello Magazine reports, comes with five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, dressing rooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2020
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
The house, Hello Magazine reports, comes with five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, dressing rooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for day nursery
Noun
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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
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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
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Several years later, Mischel noticed a strong correlation between the success of some of those kids later in life (better grades, higher self-confidence) and their ability to delay gratification in nursery school.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2025
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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
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For around 30 years, Head Start, a federal program that provides free preschool for children in low-income families, among other services, was exempt from a 1998 interpretation of a law that prohibits some immigrants from accessing public benefits.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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The New Albany tornado snapped power lines and damaged trees in a cemetery and outside of a preschool just before midnight.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Day nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day%20nursery. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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