prekindergarten
noun
pre·kin·der·gar·ten
(ˈ)prē-ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
-ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
often attributive
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: a class or program preceding kindergarten for children usually from three to four years old
Examples of prekindergarten in a Sentence
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Brown’s other two children, in prekindergarten and day care, also received backpacks and school supplies.
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Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Florida Atlantic University professors have been training Osceola County prekindergarten teachers techniques for teaching English since 2023.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
The March 22, 2024, accident resulted in the deaths of a prekindergarten student and a 33-year-old man when a concrete pump truck collided with a Hays school district bus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 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
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Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Florida Atlantic University professors have been training Osceola County prekindergarten teachers techniques for teaching English since 2023.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
The March 22, 2024, accident resulted in the deaths of a prekindergarten student and a 33-year-old man when a concrete pump truck collided with a Hays school district bus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 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
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prekindergarten. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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