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 The school’s 432 students in pre-K through fifth grade will be shifted to attend D. McRae Elementary, T.A. Sims Elementary and the Leadership Academy at Maude Logan Elementary in east Fort Worth. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, a Stanford study found that boys perform better with male teachers, especially in subjects like English, yet men make up only 3% of the nation's pre-K and kindergarten teachers and 20% of elementary school teachers. Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025 That would leave one million working-class parents who rely on Head Start not only for pre-K education but also for child care, particularly in rural areas, with nowhere to send their kids during the day. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025 This year, Bye has been hard at work representing Lamont and his plan to establish universal pre-K in Connecticut. Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pre-K
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
  • Located in Oak Park, a quiet neighborhood in Chicago, the residence was originally quite modest with a primary bedroom, nursery, and work space.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
  • Across the lavish grounds are two guest houses, a tennis court atop a parking structure, a swimming pool, a nursery, and a nine-hole golf course.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Adriana Franklin is already teaching preschool at the CLC Tech Campus.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • The document did, however, include cuts to other federal programs that support preschools directly and indirectly.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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