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pre-K

[pree-key] / ˈpriˈkeɪ /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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“When kids get older, it’s dog eats dog,” said Amanda Uhry of Manhattan, who owns Manhattan Private School Advisors, a consultancy that guides parents through pre-K to college admissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

In the Rolling Hills-Palos Verdes area, for example, TK enrollment climbed by 152 children, but the area lost four pre-K centers that could serve 316 children.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

The district runs two child learning academies — Little Eagles and Little Mustangs — that serve more than 120 children starting at 6-weeks-old until age 3, when they become eligible for the district’s pre-K program.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

It is part of a larger project, called Early Learning Ohio, that examines children's learning, achievement and social development during the first five years of schooling, from pre-K through third grade.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

“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