Examples from literature

• He established what would today be called a day nursery. 
• Mothers leave their small children in the day nursery during the day while they go out to work. 
• The furniture in a day nursery should consist of a toy cupboard stained to match the color scheme of the room and large enough for each child to have his own special compartment in it. 
• They were scattered about the bright day nursery, looking miserable, though they could scarcely tell why. 
• We're building a day nursery on the next block to help the working women.