kindergarten

This year, Oklahoma doubled its requirement for elementary students to 40 minutes of recess a day, while Pennsylvania recently began requiring 30 minutes for students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

America’s education woes begin with 5-year-olds who aren’t ready for kindergarten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Maryland reported in 2024 that only 44% of incoming children were “fully prepared to participate in the kindergarten curriculum.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Those priorities soon changed, however, and he was playing organized soccer before he entered kindergarten, then joined CF Montreal’s youth academy before he entered high school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Even to her own ears, she still sounded like she did in kindergarten, wanting to help Max fix his name tag, wanting to make sure he discovered mud puddles.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"Prolonged air-raid alerts affect not only people's safety, but also the operation of businesses, logistics, transportation, schools, kindergartens," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Heads of kindergartens are given specialized crisis training and emergency supplies with radios, first-aid kits and portable stoves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Essential to the modern apateu are the amenities — such as on-site kindergartens or convenience stores — that allow them to function like miniature towns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

Their son’s application to several kindergartens met with quick rejections, unaccompanied by explanations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis