as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
attends pre-K
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Recent Examples of pre-K
Research from Education Next shows the declines are not only in older grades, but also in pre-K and kindergarten.
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Tina Dello Russo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Additional measures expand education access Other bills signed by Kemp include efforts to expand pre-K childcare access and broaden education opportunities for students across Georgia.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 6 May 2026
New York City has also rolled out universal 3-K and pre-K programs for families with 3- and 4-year-olds.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
The program, open for kids in pre-K through 6th grade, will run from June 1 to August 31.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Tina Dello Russo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Additional measures expand education access Other bills signed by Kemp include efforts to expand pre-K childcare access and broaden education opportunities for students across Georgia.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 6 May 2026
New York City has also rolled out universal 3-K and pre-K programs for families with 3- and 4-year-olds.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
The program, open for kids in pre-K through 6th grade, will run from June 1 to August 31.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
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Ava later joined a church nursery where the same leaders and children saw her every week.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The House countered with $9 million for research and $5 million for the nursery and packing infrastructure.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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The agency was expected to provide meals, transportation, funding, advocacy, and other services to children in preschools located in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Kent County, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Kate was welcomed by thousands in Reggio Emilia's city square, toured the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre to see the Reggio Emilia philosophy's hub for herself and visited two preschools, among other engagements, during her two-day stay.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Say that a presidential candidate wants to create universal prekindergarten, implement a comprehensive parental-leave policy, lower the Medicare-eligibility age, and invest in clean energy and cancer research.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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New York state lost enrollment last school year, even as New York City, which already has universal prekindergarten, is charging ahead with a plan to make all child care free for younger children.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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