day nursery

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. 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
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Noun
  • Setting up a Calm and Cozy Nursery While LeCroy hasn’t been shy about showing off baby Teddi on Instagram, one thing that has been kept under wraps is Teddi’s nursery.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The nursery has cleared water-thirsty plants and planted 100,000 indigenous trees since 2012.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • His mother worked as a nursery school teacher and his father was an electrical contractor.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 30 July 2025
  • On my way home from nursery school I was caught up in the nationwide protests against the government of Daniel arap Moi, the dictator who ruled Kenya between 1978 and 2002 animated by calls for a transition from a one-party state to a multiparty democracy.
    Troy Onyango, Time, 24 July 2025
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  • The county is scaling up the program each year, Yambra said, and is on track to have universal preschool for all county residents (11,000 seats) by 2030.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • As of the end of June, around 55,800 children were relying on either the CCDF or Indiana’s On My Way Pre-K vouchers, which help low-income families pay for preschool for 4-year-olds.
    Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025

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