kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
plural kindergartens
: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The general fee for kindergarten to high school will go up by $4 to directly increase the school allocation budgets, district officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
In the county’s small Loop Independent School District, with about 150 students, only 46% of kindergarten students were vaccinated.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
At a local public school district in the community of Loop, only 46% of kindergarten students have gotten vaccines that protect against measles.
—Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The general fee for kindergarten to high school will go up by $4 to directly increase the school allocation budgets, district officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
In the county’s small Loop Independent School District, with about 150 students, only 46% of kindergarten students were vaccinated.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
At a local public school district in the community of Loop, only 46% of kindergarten students have gotten vaccines that protect against measles.
—Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergarten. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn
-ˌgärd-
: a school or class for very young children
Etymology
from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"
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