as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
children excited about starting preschool
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Image ‘Eureka Day’ Mansplaining, virtue signaling and new-age parlance set the lexicon for Jonathan Spector’s hilarious play about a progressive preschool rocked by a vaccination debate.
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Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah is a fun time to teach the community about Jewish traditions
As a former teacher at a Jewish preschool, Lewis has a deep passion for Jewish cultural education.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
When her first child was born in 1972, Christy left her teaching job and soon realized that there was not a good preschool in her neighborhood.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
An additional 100 Waldorf students attended a separate high school and preschool at separate campus, which survived the fire.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah is a fun time to teach the community about Jewish traditions
As a former teacher at a Jewish preschool, Lewis has a deep passion for Jewish cultural education.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
When her first child was born in 1972, Christy left her teaching job and soon realized that there was not a good preschool in her neighborhood.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
An additional 100 Waldorf students attended a separate high school and preschool at separate campus, which survived the fire.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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