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pre-K

[pree-key] / ˈpriˈkeɪ /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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Meanwhile, state-supported pre-K and child-care programs have burgeoned, completely disconnected from Head Start.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Researchers examined three types of preschool environments that children attended before entering elementary school: public school pre-K, center-based daycare programs, and home-based childcare providers participating in the Early Learning Coalition.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

“My husband assumes that it’ll just . . . work out,” reads a post on r/workingmoms about their first summer with a pre-K only child.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

“Early learning activities in the home, the complexity of language that families use, the quality of pre-K — all these drive a huge difference in the pace of the child’s development,” Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

“Ray should be in pre-K or something. He doesn’t say much, but he understands a lot. He already knows his numbers and colors.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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