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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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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The project has two nursery sites now: a seed bank near Paramount Ranch and the main nursery off Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas, where thousands of seeds have been planted in tiny flats and then repotted to grow large enough to be planted.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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The cellophane insulates the plant from temperature changes that can happen while it’s being transported from the nursery to the store and from the store to your house.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
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The school then issued an English-only policy A Fontana preschool that implemented an English-only policy for its employees agreed to a $200,000 settlement with California after a teacher’s aide claimed management retaliated against her for speaking Spanish.Alex Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Reading to them isn't just fun, but a great way to prepare them for preschool.Alex Vance, Parents, 30 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 14 Nov. 2024.
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