preschools

plural of preschool
as in nurseries
a school for children who are generally less than five years old children excited about starting preschool

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Recent Examples of preschools The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026 In May, the Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that dozens of preschools, elementary schools, and daycares are under investigation on suspicion of violence against children. Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 During Hidalgo’s second term, the city began transforming its six hundred or so public preschools and elementary schools. Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Weathering the changing child-care landscape In California, roughly 1,100 nonprofit preschools have closed since 2021, according to UC Berkeley research. Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Many preschools host an open house, where parents, teachers, and children can get to know each other. Karin A. Bilich, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026 Many of the features that make Head Start distinct from mainstream preschools are spelled out in 122 pages of performance standards. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Premium access is offered for free until the end of the calendar year to preschools and childcare centers. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 China closed more than 30,000 preschools and primary schools in 2025, new data showed, in the starkest sign yet of the country’s demographic crisis. semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschools
nurseries
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  • Between 1935 and 1942, federal nurseries distributed over 85 million kudzu seedlings to Southern landowners, and the government offered farmers up to $8 per acre to plant the vine on their land.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Dieter emphasizes that gardeners should save seeds from plants that thrive in their gardens but which are difficult to find in nurseries or in seed catalogs.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Preschools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschools. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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