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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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Michelle Reitano, a kindergarten teacher in Methuen, said her class sizes have ranged from 16 to 18 children in recent years, down from 20 to 24 when she began teaching in the district in 2012.

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

The study crystallized what kindergarten and elementary school teachers are also seeing: High-quality education that starts earlier gives students a better foundation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yasya, Varvara and two girls both named Anya -- 11-year-old friends since kindergarten -- huddled around a table.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

When I was old enough to go to kindergarten, Mama had time to open her own catering business.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Though civilian life in the city never stopped, Bohackova said, it also carried on under the conditions of an active battlefield, with schools, theatres, kindergartens and hospitals moved underground.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

"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

The state’s measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccinations among kindergartens fell nearly 10% over 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

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

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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