Creche vs. Preschool

Crechenoun

A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.

Crechenoun

a day-care center for young children.

Crechenoun

a three-dimensional model of the scene described in the Bible at the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable at Bethlehem, with Mary and Joseph near a manger in which a model of the infant Christ child is lain, and usually including figures of animals, shepherds, and the three wise men; - also called a Nativity scene. The figures in the scene are typically made as individual statues or figurines. Smaller models are displayed in homes and other indoor locations during the Christmans season, and larger models, often life-size, may be displayed out of doors.

Crechenoun

a nest where the young of several animals are cared for in a communal fashion.

Crechenoun

a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for

Crechenoun

a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem

Preschooladjective

Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.

Preschoolnoun

A nursery school.

Preschoolverb

(transitive) To provide nursery school education for.

Preschoolverb

(intransitive) To undergo nursery school education.

Preschoolnoun

an educational institution for children too young for elementary school

Preschool

A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be subsidized from public funds.