pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül 
(ˌ)prē-ˈskül
: of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
Synonyms
Examples of preschool in a Sentence
Noun
children excited about starting preschool
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The Lost City costars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum previously revealed that their daughters had preschool beef.
—EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Studies? — preschool teachers shape the future, and make all of that other work possible.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Planning to wed there are a couple from Memphis — Miriam Maxey, 34, a preschool teacher and yoga instructor, and Nick Demari, 39, a mobile app developer.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep reading to learn more about six challenging preschool behaviors.
—Pamela Kramer, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
The lack of a good education, particularly the lack of preschool education in lower income neighborhoods, means lower paying jobs, which feeds the basic inequality that has marked our nation for the past 40 years.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The preschool manager told authorities Collins had no previous complaints, according to the affidavit.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The church has also lost about 120 volunteers working with children ages preschool through fifth grade, members were told during last week’s meeting.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Jacob Fine, 38, faces two counts of misdemeanor child abuse after prosecutors say his daughter showed up to preschool with visible marks on her face, allegedly from being hit, the district attorney’s office said.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The couple was caught off-guard by their own reactions at the milestone moment
A Las Vegas family is going viral for feeling their feelings on their little boy's first day of preschool.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Early childhood educators would get a pay increase, and eventually many Louisville families would have access to free preschool if the goals of a new nonprofit are met.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
Read Next National 4-year-old wanders out of preschool and walks a mile home, mom says.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
But only a little more than half of America’s three- and four-year-olds are enrolled in preschool; that means 3.5 million are not.
—Shelley Stewart, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But my daughter also lived through a global pandemic and as a result, didn’t finish preschool and started kindergarten in a weird half-day/half-remote setup.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
Some New Yorkers fear that Mr. Adams will continue to cut funds for essential city services, especially those most relied on by lower-income families like free preschool and libraries.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Adjective
In King’s book, the unexpected explosion of a preschool dropout with a knife would pay for itself in dividends.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The Lost City costars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum previously revealed that their daughters had preschool beef.
—EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Studies? — preschool teachers shape the future, and make all of that other work possible.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Planning to wed there are a couple from Memphis — Miriam Maxey, 34, a preschool teacher and yoga instructor, and Nick Demari, 39, a mobile app developer.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep reading to learn more about six challenging preschool behaviors.
—Pamela Kramer, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
The lack of a good education, particularly the lack of preschool education in lower income neighborhoods, means lower paying jobs, which feeds the basic inequality that has marked our nation for the past 40 years.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The preschool manager told authorities Collins had no previous complaints, according to the affidavit.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The church has also lost about 120 volunteers working with children ages preschool through fifth grade, members were told during last week’s meeting.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
Noun
After 11 months of looking in Florida, Brockway was offered a job as an aide at a nearby preschool.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Jacob Fine, 38, faces two counts of misdemeanor child abuse after prosecutors say his daughter showed up to preschool with visible marks on her face, allegedly from being hit, the district attorney’s office said.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The couple was caught off-guard by their own reactions at the milestone moment
A Las Vegas family is going viral for feeling their feelings on their little boy's first day of preschool.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Early childhood educators would get a pay increase, and eventually many Louisville families would have access to free preschool if the goals of a new nonprofit are met.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
Read Next National 4-year-old wanders out of preschool and walks a mile home, mom says.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
But only a little more than half of America’s three- and four-year-olds are enrolled in preschool; that means 3.5 million are not.
—Shelley Stewart, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But my daughter also lived through a global pandemic and as a result, didn’t finish preschool and started kindergarten in a weird half-day/half-remote setup.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
Some New Yorkers fear that Mr. Adams will continue to cut funds for essential city services, especially those most relied on by lower-income families like free preschool and libraries.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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preschool
1 of 2 adjective
pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül
: of, relating to, or being the period in a child's life to the age of five or six that ordinarily precedes attendance at school
preschool
2 of 2 noun
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
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