as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Recent Examples of prekindergarten
Some argue their kids need an additional year in prekindergarten.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Florida Atlantic University professors have been training Osceola County prekindergarten teachers techniques for teaching English since 2023.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
The March 22, 2024, accident resulted in the deaths of a prekindergarten student and a 33-year-old man when a concrete pump truck collided with a Hays school district bus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Right now, this work is almost always low-wage, which means these jobs are often worked by women, too: 94% of childcare workers and 97% of prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers are women.
—Katie Gatti Tassin, Time, 10 June 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Florida Atlantic University professors have been training Osceola County prekindergarten teachers techniques for teaching English since 2023.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
The March 22, 2024, accident resulted in the deaths of a prekindergarten student and a 33-year-old man when a concrete pump truck collided with a Hays school district bus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Right now, this work is almost always low-wage, which means these jobs are often worked by women, too: 94% of childcare workers and 97% of prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers are women.
—Katie Gatti Tassin, Time, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prekindergarten
Noun
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That saves you money and a trip to the nursery.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Workers in a nursery can graft scion wood from a different tree onto that rootstock and a third apple may arise.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The required curriculum and practicum hours not only prepare the graduates to serve preschool through 12th-grade students, but their families, as well.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Driven by a national shortage of workers and facilities, the costs of day care and preschool in the United States are rising at nearly twice the pace of inflation.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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