as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
children excited about starting preschool
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As of the end of June, around 55,800 children were relying on either the CCDF or Indiana’s On My Way Pre-K vouchers, which help low-income families pay for preschool for 4-year-olds.
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Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
For childcare facilities and preschools, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP); IPV (polio); measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella; Hib; pneumococcal conjugate; and hepatitis B shots are required.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The school serves students from preschool through eighth grade.
—Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The shooting occurred during the first week of classes for Annunciation Catholic School, which serves students from preschool through eighth grade in southern Minneapolis – now the latest community to be victimized by the United States’ seemingly unrelenting gun violence.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
For childcare facilities and preschools, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP); IPV (polio); measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella; Hib; pneumococcal conjugate; and hepatitis B shots are required.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The school serves students from preschool through eighth grade.
—Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The shooting occurred during the first week of classes for Annunciation Catholic School, which serves students from preschool through eighth grade in southern Minneapolis – now the latest community to be victimized by the United States’ seemingly unrelenting gun violence.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschool
nursery
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As the time went by, viewers saw the couple — who tied the knot in 2018 — getting ultrasounds, assembling various baby toys and setting up their nursery, which McCreery told PEOPLE was Winnie the Pooh-themed.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The resulting eggs are then taken to nurseries in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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