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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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Heather Sifuentes witnessed the impact of preschool when she was principal of Parkview Elementary in Chico, California, as it began its transitional kindergarten program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

More than half the nation’s public preschool enrollment gain — some 25,000 students — came from California, which this school year made every 4-year-old eligible for its transitional kindergarten program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Students work with robotics and 3-D printers, and those as young as kindergarten used both techniques to create toy race cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“The running joke is everyone moves in kindergarten and everyone leaves after 12th grade.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

We’ve been friends since the second day of kindergarten.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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