nursery school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nursery school
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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All children will have a legal right to an ISP and their nursery, school or college will be responsible for consulting with parents and drawing them up.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Schoolchildren in the town were told to commute in a group or use school buses, while nursery school preschool children refrained from playing outside.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
The town posted the image on X quickly on Wednesday morning, because the alleged sighting was near a nursery school, the official said.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
Funding was secured in 2023 to build a "like-for-like" replacement school on the Isle of Mull to replace the dilapidated Tobermory High School, which also houses a primary and nursery school.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
I started right away at the Montessori nursery school.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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