as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
attends pre-K
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Recent Examples of pre-K
The Catholic Church educates more than 40,000 pre-K to grade 12 students in Minnesota each year.
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Jason Adkins, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
Demand a framework that respects local control and family autonomy, not one dictating lessons from pre-K onward.
—Justin Kuk, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration tried a version of this with the federal Head Start program, which helps low-income families prepare their pre-K children for school.
—Joshua Cowen, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
Hadid flicks through the photos on her phone, showing me scenes of Malik holding Khai on the first day of pre-K, and describing the innate musicality Khai gets from her father.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jason Adkins, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
Demand a framework that respects local control and family autonomy, not one dictating lessons from pre-K onward.
—Justin Kuk, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration tried a version of this with the federal Head Start program, which helps low-income families prepare their pre-K children for school.
—Joshua Cowen, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
Hadid flicks through the photos on her phone, showing me scenes of Malik holding Khai on the first day of pre-K, and describing the innate musicality Khai gets from her father.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
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The nursery is currently growing 4,000 seedlings for four more community plots, each an acre or two in size.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Though tablets were not around when his kids were in preschool, Field encourages today’s parents to help their kids foster a love for music and movement beyond screens.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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With threats to higher education seemingly everywhere, institutions are increasingly considering a valuable idea most people learned in preschool — sharing.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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