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
One caveat in the research shows pre-K participants scored higher on standardized math tests, but not reading tests, once reaching third grade.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025
They would be modeled around northwest's pre-K through post-secondary Marygrove campus, a partnership between philanthropy and educational institutions that has become a draw for families to move near it.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
The pre-K through 12th grade district, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., didn’t release the victims’ names out of respect for them and their families.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Baltimore City Schools did not respond when asked about an altercation during the game but did confirm Tunstall-Jennings was a pre-K paraeducator at Waverly Elementary Middle School.
—Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025
They would be modeled around northwest's pre-K through post-secondary Marygrove campus, a partnership between philanthropy and educational institutions that has become a draw for families to move near it.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
The pre-K through 12th grade district, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., didn’t release the victims’ names out of respect for them and their families.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Baltimore City Schools did not respond when asked about an altercation during the game but did confirm Tunstall-Jennings was a pre-K paraeducator at Waverly Elementary Middle School.
—Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
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Others blend in with the design of car seats or perhaps a nursery.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Anand and her team work with clients across the United States on residential, commercial, and hospitality design projects of various sizes, from creating a nursery fit for a princess to reimagining the interiors of a 7,000-square-foot contemporary residence.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These begin in preschool and include reading books or telling stories about jobs and careers and visits from those working at different jobs.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The sudden cancellation Monday of hundreds of millions of dollars of government contracts to collect information on the state of U.S. education will blind the government to important trends from preschool to college and beyond, according to education researchers angered by the move.—
ByJeffrey Mervis,
science.org,
12 Feb. 2025
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His predecessor, Bill de Blasio, made enacting universal prekindergarten his signature policy.—
Emma G. Fitzsimmons,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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