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
Things became slightly trickier with their second child, because his nursery school was a 25-minute walk away from their home.
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The Middletons lived abroad for two and a half years, and Kate attended nursery school there.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
The big picture: Harris' early years were spent in an apartment above Shelton's nursery school, and Harris would eventually work there, too.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 July 2024
Nadine is also a mother to two kids — Sabine and André — both of whom went to an Armenian nursery school and can speak, read and write fluent Armenian, in addition to English, Spanish and French.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The Middletons lived abroad for two and a half years, and Kate attended nursery school there.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
The big picture: Harris' early years were spent in an apartment above Shelton's nursery school, and Harris would eventually work there, too.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 July 2024
Nadine is also a mother to two kids — Sabine and André — both of whom went to an Armenian nursery school and can speak, read and write fluent Armenian, in addition to English, Spanish and French.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
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Offshore is one of the world’s largest underwater nurseries that use mineral accretion technology, or MAT, a weak electrical current that causes limestone to collect on frames, which encourages coral to grow up to three times faster.Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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Karen worked as a nurse, while Geoff was a fitter While Liam was growing up in Wolverhampton, Karen worked as a nursery nurse, and Geoff was a fitter, someone who puts together or installs machinery.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Conversely, as preschools suffer, the senior care industry is thriving in China’s aging population crisis.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Parents should stay involved from preschool to 12th grade, at varying levels.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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It was already filled with a day nursery, sewing classes and Sunday school.Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
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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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“Nursery school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery%20school. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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