kindergarten

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

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

While vaccination rates in Ohio have fallen, Cleveland is making improvements — rates for children entering kindergarten there have jumped from 68 percent a few years ago to 76 percent this past school year.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

The state also required all schools to administer state-approved screening for reading difficulties three times a year, from kindergarten to third grade, and to immediately notify parents when children fell below benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

This year, Oklahoma doubled its requirement for elementary students to 40 minutes of recess a day, while Pennsylvania recently began requiring 30 minutes for students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Then Miss Kiko came out of the kindergarten room and rang her handbell.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

"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

Zohran Mamdani promises policies along such lines: a rent freeze, free buses, free kindergartens, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Without the creche she would have struggled to return to work: she didn't want to lean on her own parents, and state kindergartens won't generally take children for a full day.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

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

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