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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

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

He also was drawn to another figure — an increase in the number of families taking advantage of transitional kindergarten, which became fully available across the state to 4-year-olds for the current school year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The first day of kindergarten, when Josie and Ivy were both in the bathroom washing their hands before lunch, Ivy had looked over sideways and shyly asked, “What are you?”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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