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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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As early as kindergarten, children who mainly speak a foreign language at home could be designated as an English learner and placed in language classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

SHANGHAI—When Jane Ding’s son headed on his first field trip in kindergarten, she was worried he would get lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The rate for the MMR vaccines for children entering kindergarten is in the low 80s, still below herd immunity.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

She and her husband lived in New York then, and have talked with their children — a 9-year-old and two 15-year-olds — about it since kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mama says I always liked words; that I was talking before I could walk, and reading and writing before I even got to kindergarten.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

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

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




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