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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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Torres feels lucky compared to many parents: By June, 3-year-old Lizette will be eligible for transitional kindergarten in public school and won’t need alternative care.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

After-school programs geared toward transitional kindergarten or elementary school students can also be important for a neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

A quarter century later, Amundson, now a 39-year-old travel agent and former kindergarten teacher, received a call from her 13-year-old neighbor.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Seifried drafted a law that passed in April requiring 40 minutes of daily recess in kindergarten through fifth grade, up from 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Even in kindergarten he would scowl at everybody.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

"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

Crimeans say basic services like kindergartens, trash collection and ATMs have stopped functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 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

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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