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kindergarten

[kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn] / ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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Today’s kindergarten enrollment declines reflect the “missing” births of five to six years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In 2014, at the very bottom of Springfield’s income collapse, Daniels was working at Horace Mann Elementary, onboarding the new kindergarten class, when she realized something was amiss.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Near Methuen in the Merrimack Valley, Dracut Public Schools are considering closing an elementary school that has shrunk to 210 students from almost 300, eliminating busing for some grades and reducing full-day kindergarten to half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The law, which took effect in 2012, allowed a limited number of children with fall birthdays to attend a full year of school before kindergarten, called transitional kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

So there in Max’s kindergarten classroom, you had thirteen perfect little whatnots, all seated around messy, imperfect, lovable, human Max.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Authorities also waived fees for public kindergartens beginning last fall.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

Zohran Mamdani promises policies along such lines: a rent freeze, free buses, free kindergartens, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Getting vaccinated against hepatitis A has never been required as a condition of entry to California’s kindergartens or child-care centers, however.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

"Places should stop operating if they do not comply with current standards, in crowded places such as hotels, residences, nursing homes or kindergartens," says Prof Atayilmaz of Yildiz Technical University.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025

It had long been a leader in education, establishing one of the first kindergartens and introducing practice teaching to further the studies of its students.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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