Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later abolished them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nurseryschools in operation.
Nurseryschools should fulfil the function of preparing children for school.
幼儿园应该起到为儿童进小学作准备的作用。
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Government immediately came to the support of the nurseryschools, allocating $6,000,000 in July, 1942, for a nursery school program for the children of working mothers.