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
Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The budget provided $830,000 for creating seven new sections of full-day prekindergarten to the school district, which fulfills part of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future’s early childhood education requirements.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, 47 sixth graders attended Sanchez Elementary School — the fewest students at any grade level, excluding prekindergarten, according to Texas Education Agency data.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
According to Rogers, around 4,400 students are currently enrolled in prekindergarten.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The budget provided $830,000 for creating seven new sections of full-day prekindergarten to the school district, which fulfills part of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future’s early childhood education requirements.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, 47 sixth graders attended Sanchez Elementary School — the fewest students at any grade level, excluding prekindergarten, according to Texas Education Agency data.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
According to Rogers, around 4,400 students are currently enrolled in prekindergarten.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prekindergarten
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This ranges from a solar farm housing grazing sheep as a natural way to maintain the land, to a learning center, fruit orchard, tree nursery and vegetable patch dedicated to growing foods that are hard to get in Puerto Rico, like kale, lettuce and tomatoes.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Epic Universe is a powerful example of how Florida’s nursery and landscape industry shapes the state’s world-class visitor experiences.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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That address is home to the Market Square at Mississippi and Havana Shopping Center, which contains a King Soopers, a Dollar Tree, multiple restaurants, a liquor store and a preschool.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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In 2017, the court backed a church preschool's challenge to its exclusion from a Missouri grant program to resurface playgrounds. – Maureen Groppe Justice Barrett is not participating Justice Amy Coney Barrett is not participating in the oral arguments.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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