as in nurseries
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Climate change and shifting prey Climate patterns like El Niño are altering the range of white sharks, pushing nurseries closer to the Gulf of California.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Mail-order nurseries typically ship bare-root gooseberries and currants for spring planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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At the time, Zapp had just moved into her first home with her husband and was busy looking for preschools for her son, who was four at the time.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Prekindergartens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergartens. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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