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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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By 2020, there were 27 Hispanic children in her incoming class, enough for an entire kindergarten.

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

Shemrai found it difficult to secure kindergarten places in Ivano-Frankivsk for her children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The findings come as California enters its second year of offering free transitional kindergarten, called TK for short, to all 4-year-olds, fully expanding the earlier and smaller program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Josie understood. Just like you expected. You said she was ‘the one,’ way back when Josie was about to have her first day of kindergarten.

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

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

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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