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preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool] / ˈpriˈskul, ˈpriˌskul /
NOUN
nursery school
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Quintessentially, a global concierge firm whose U.S. memberships begin at $25,000 a year, has handled preschool applications, pet procurement and six-month family sabbaticals with traveling tutors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

In response to an image of the rodent working on a laptop in a preschool classroom, one user commented: “Amelia has just screamed in excitement that it’s in the class.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

All families, regardless of income, that live or work in school district boundaries where at least 80% of children qualify for free or reduced lunch will automatically be eligible to enroll in state preschool.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Up to 4% of preschool children and 2.4% of UK adults live with food allergies, according to charity Anaphylaxis UK.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

On the morning that I joined them they were testing a proposed script at a preschool in Greenwich Village.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

By the end of kindergarten, children who were randomly selected through a lottery to attend Montessori preschools outperformed their peers in reading, executive function, short-term memory, and social understanding.

From Science Daily Jan. 1, 2026

One problem, she said, is that the state didn’t give community preschools like hers “more warning and a ramp-up-period” when they started the TK expansion.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

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

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




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