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prekindergarten

noun

(ˈ)prē-ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn

Definition of prekindergarten

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 states also recognize that free prekindergarten can make a difference for the wider economy, allowing parents to return to work at a time when private child care is becoming less affordable. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 The idea would largely combine the town’s prekindergarten through sixth-grade system with the seventh-through-12th-grade Gilbert School and is being billed as a way to cut administrative expenses. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2026 The district said breakfast service would be modified, morning prekindergarten was canceled and afternoon prekindergarten would operate on its normal schedule. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026 The district began charging for prekindergarten this school year, citing changes to state funding for prekindergarten and legislative changes that have affected the district’s finances. — Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prekindergarten

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This year, funding was supposed to ramp up to $25 million a year to pay for boats, air tanks, and divers to get the corals out of the nurseries and onto the reef.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
In May, while attending the International Carnivorous Plant Symposium and Expo in Kernersville, a man with the nursery was trying to see if any other gardens might want Dolly.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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Shortly after dropping his children off at preschool and going to the gym, the Florida State University law professor was sitting in his car in his driveway when he was shot twice in the head at point-blank range.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
And the laws do not apply to stand-alone preschools or daycare centers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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