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preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool] / ˈpriˈskul, ˈpriˌskul /
NOUN
nursery school
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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

“When six alpha females get together there’s bound to be drama, but we never go to bed angry,” says Rachel Castaldi, a part-time preschool teacher in Princeton, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

A 2012 randomized controlled trial sponsored by the federal government found that children assigned to Head Start showed transient improvements in language and literacy during preschool.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

They’re part of a program run by Options for Learning, which operates infant, toddler and preschool classrooms in more than 160 schools across the San Gabriel Valley and other regions of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

A low-birthweight child, in turn, is more likely to be a poor child—and, therefore, more likely to attend Head Start, the federal preschool program.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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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