Runs year off without a creche (7)
I believe the answer is:
nursery
'creche' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nursery that I've seen before include "Growing environment for plants or children" , "Garden centre" , "Such cannons repeatedly taken" , "could be good for growing children" , "Where you could see young" .)