as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Recent Examples of prekindergarten
Lincoln Elementary: Wauwatosa School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prekindergarten
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Transplant Shock Plants are sensitive to changes in their environment, including when they are moved from one area to another in the garden or brought home from the garden center or nursery and replanted.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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This is particularly helpful for sensitive sleepers and means the product is better suited for spaces like healthcare facilities and nurseries.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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This means around 29,500 students in 74 schools and preschools potentially face exposure to noxious emissions that can be released during extraction.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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For example, during the early childhood years, preschool and kindergarten children learn to identify numerals and match them to their quantity through hands-on math activities.—
Jose Bolanos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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