kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
plural kindergartens
: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old
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Hammond Bishop Noll Institute: 1519 Hoffman St. — Bishop Noll Institute will have a series of summer camps for students who will be entering kindergarten through eighth grade next school year.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
And rightly or wrongly, my mother also taught me the color wheel before kindergarten.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Right now, this work is almost always low-wage, which means these jobs are often worked by women, too: 94% of childcare workers and 97% of prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers are women.
—Katie Gatti Tassin, Time, 10 June 2025
The data comes from Colorado’s Basic Screening Survey, which uses a sample of data collected from free dental check-ups offered to public school students in kindergarten and third grade.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
And rightly or wrongly, my mother also taught me the color wheel before kindergarten.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Right now, this work is almost always low-wage, which means these jobs are often worked by women, too: 94% of childcare workers and 97% of prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers are women.
—Katie Gatti Tassin, Time, 10 June 2025
The data comes from Colorado’s Basic Screening Survey, which uses a sample of data collected from free dental check-ups offered to public school students in kindergarten and third grade.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergarten. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn
-ˌgärd-
: a school or class for very young children
Etymology
from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"
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