Thesaurus results for DAY NURSERY

day nursery

noun

Definition of 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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In the nursery, the daybed is upholstered in a fabric by Namay Samay.

— Michelle Ruiz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
However, what Patterson says was once uncommon has become a regular occurrence when the Idaho pediatrician is working in a newborn nursery in the southwest region of the state.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of nursery

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Crown Prince Christian was the first member of the Danish royal family to attend nursery school as well as the first to attend a public state school.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
The 1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse closed in 1949 and was used as a nursery school and then was used as a meeting space for the Boy Scouts.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of nursery school

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Her day job as a director of a local preschool means the agony and ecstasy of six figure bidding wars happens largely after Plant has clocked off.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
The state voters had approved a ballot measure in 2020 to provide public funding for a year of preschool prior to kindergarten.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

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