nursery school

Pre-kindergarten learning place

A nursery school is an educational program for young children, typically ages three to five, before they enter kindergarten.

It emphasizes socialization, play, and basic learning skills rather than formal academics: She enrolled her daughter in nursery school when she turned three.

The term is somewhat old-fashioned; preschool is now more common in American English.

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educational level

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Institution awarding advanced degrees

university · college · doctoral program · postgraduate education · medical school

life stage institution

nursery schoolnursing home

Long-term eldercare residence

retirement home · hospice · assisted living facility · elder care facility · senior center

Family

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