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 But that didn’t stop the nursery school teacher from continuing to push the boundaries that would eventually change the course of American politics, opening the doors to generations to come and paving the way for people like Vice President Kamala Harris. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024 In 1950, construction began on the current sanctuary, and a nursery school and other structures were added. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 May 2024 Kaplan caught the attention of Memento Mori cofounder Adriel Lares when Lares won a case of magnums from Howell Mountain, where Arkenstone is located, at a fundraiser at Kaplan’s son’s nursery school. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024 Barney & Friends premiered on PBS in 1988 and the live-action show became must-see TV among the nursery school set. Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nursery school
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Noun
  • Others blend in with the design of car seats or perhaps a nursery.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Anand and her team work with clients across the United States on residential, commercial, and hospitality design projects of various sizes, from creating a nursery fit for a princess to reimagining the interiors of a 7,000-square-foot contemporary residence.
    Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These begin in preschool and include reading books or telling stories about jobs and careers and visits from those working at different jobs.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The sudden cancellation Monday of hundreds of millions of dollars of government contracts to collect information on the state of U.S. education will blind the government to important trends from preschool to college and beyond, according to education researchers angered by the move.
    ByJeffrey Mervis, science.org, 12 Feb. 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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