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 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 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 The church also ran a community laundry, an employment office, a nursery school, and a clinic of sorts, with free medical and dental care. Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for nursery school
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Noun
  • That saves you money and a trip to the nursery.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Workers in a nursery can graft scion wood from a different tree onto that rootstock and a third apple may arise.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The required curriculum and practicum hours not only prepare the graduates to serve preschool through 12th-grade students, but their families, as well.
    Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Driven by a national shortage of workers and facilities, the costs of day care and preschool in the United States are rising at nearly twice the pace of inflation.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 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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