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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 state voters had approved a ballot measure in 2020 to provide public funding for a year of preschool prior to kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Today’s kindergarten enrollment declines reflect the “missing” births of five to six years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In 2014, at the very bottom of Springfield’s income collapse, Daniels was working at Horace Mann Elementary, onboarding the new kindergarten class, when she realized something was amiss.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The law, which took effect in 2012, allowed a limited number of children with fall birthdays to attend a full year of school before kindergarten, called transitional kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In preparation for kindergarten, Aunt Melissa insisted Lily start using my real name, but the word horoscope is still beyond her comprehension.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

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

She used the knowledge she had gained teaching at kindergartens in Germany to make education enjoyable and approachable for her students.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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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