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preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool] / ˈpriˈskul, ˈpriˌskul /
NOUN
nursery school
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Infant, toddler and preschool billings dropped 11% on lower Fisher-Price demand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Ashton, 40, said the large rear parking lot at his previous location shared a fence with Rainbow School, another day care and preschool, without controversy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Instead, he says the findings could help researchers identify what public school pre-K programs are doing effectively and use those lessons to strengthen center-based and family-based preschool programs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

That study often compared Head Start children with those in other preschool programs, not children receiving no early education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Barack had moved from an adjunct position to a senior lecturer at the law school, which gave us a tuition break at the university’s Lab School, where Malia was soon to start preschool.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

With the future of government backing unclear, she froze hiring for a postdoctoral researcher and warned partner preschools that her timeline was uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

A lack of suitable premises is putting pressure on voluntary preschools to stay open, a nursery struggling to find a new home has said.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

The Supreme Court is expected to hear the Catholic preschools case during its term beginning in October and issue a ruling by June 2027.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

Dawn Uribe, the owner of four Spanish-immersion preschools in Minnesota, said two of her staffers have been detained by ICE.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

The preschools would fill up with strange ring-eyed children.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick


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