Definition of preschool
:of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
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Verbs Cable news criticized, activist benched, crisis anticipated, preschool teachers taught.
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His Cougar Pride preschool teacher Jill Fraley, of San Pierre, and friend Luci Whitehead, of Wheatfield, said Eric had a cute personality.
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Search YouTube and Pinterest for preschool craft ideas.
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Brandyberry said offering preschool classes will complement additional programming to be offered at the center essentially serving children from toddler to high school age.
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When Eva and Erika start preschool this fall, their individualized education program, a document that specifies goals for special needs children based on an assessment, sets an aggressive timeline for integrating into the classroom.
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Fischer, now 35, went on to become a preschool teacher at the Friends Center in Center City.
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Families with incoming kindergarten students, new preschool students or students new to the district will receive a letter in the mail in early August with details on completing student information.
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The Multnomah County region used the money to create 192 preschool slots in programs run by 10 providers: seven in Portland and one each in Gresham, Lake Oswego and Fairview.
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First Known Use of preschool
1914
Definition of preschool
:a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten :nursery school
Examples of preschool in a Sentence
children excited about starting preschool
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Both Mandel JCC campuses house expansive preschools and summer day camps — as well as hundreds of programs, classes and festivals for adults, children, families and those with special needs.
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A summer program in Lafayette, Indiana, packs the basics of preschool into ___________ half-day sessions.
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Clarksville Elementary School will dismiss Monday at 11:55 a.m. and will have no afternoon preschool.
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Proceeds from the album will all go to Parton's own charity, the Imagination Library, which has been mailing free books to preschool-aged children every month for over 20 years.
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The nation’s highest court ruled today that a Lutheran preschool in Missouri has a religious freedom right to receive public funds.
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While in Bensenville, Ingram sought to engage with the broader community, helping to set up a preschool, an adult health care clinic and a foundation to help immigrant families purchase their own homes.
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The School Board chose to have kindergarten and preschool on the north end and the south end is a three-story for grades first through fifth graders and special programs.
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One $300 check had been made out to Yelen's daughter's preschool in Fallston, Williams noted.
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First Known Use of preschool
circa 1925
preschool Synonyms
PRESCHOOL Defined for English Language Learners
PRESCHOOL Defined for Kids
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