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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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The school has more than 400 students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It serves primary-age students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

By kindergarten, she’d entered national art competitions to help her get into a good elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In nearby Welasco, Catalina Ozuna said her daughter is working in an understaffed kindergarten classroom for little pay while being weighed down by the cost of daycare for her own child.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Josie had time to remember changing Max’s name tag, all those years ago in kindergarten when she told him it’d be easier to go by “Max” than “Maximilian.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Crimeans say basic services like kindergartens, trash collection and ATMs have stopped functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Authorities also waived fees for public kindergartens beginning last fall.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 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

Meanwhile, Russia's state media reported that regional schools and kindergartens would be closed on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024

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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