From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnursery education/unit/teacher etcnursery education/unit/teacher etcBritish EnglishSEP education etc for young children from three to five years old → nursery school → nursery
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nursery education/unit/teacher etc• First, a nursery education for all three and four year olds whose parents wish by the year 2000.• In one instance a nursery teacher felt that she should praise a little boy every time he spoke to her.• A nursery unit was built in 1977 and has two teachers.• Is he further aware that a problem exists in finding suitable financial resources for nursery education?• He is always pleased to see his nursery teacher but is terrified that she will think he is a naughty boy.• Keith Mitchell, director of education, has recommended consideration be given to the new nursery units at the meeting.• Are these the partnership circumstances in which we want children to receive nursery education?• Must they wait until they are four, and then go into part-time nursery education? 