kindergarten

The state voters had approved a ballot measure in 2020 to provide public funding for a year of preschool prior to kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Michelle Reitano, a kindergarten teacher in Methuen, said her class sizes have ranged from 16 to 18 children in recent years, down from 20 to 24 when she began teaching in the district in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

By 2020, there were 27 Hispanic children in her incoming class, enough for an entire kindergarten.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The findings come as California enters its second year of offering free transitional kindergarten, called TK for short, to all 4-year-olds, fully expanding the earlier and smaller program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

George had been Owen’s best friend since they shared crayons with each other on the first day of kindergarten.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

That strike left more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating and hot water, along with 47 schools, 72 kindergartens and 18 medical institutions, according to Reuters.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Prolonged air-raid alerts affect not only people's safety, but also the operation of businesses, logistics, transportation, schools, kindergartens," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The state’s measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccinations among kindergartens fell nearly 10% over 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Getting vaccinated against hepatitis A has never been required as a condition of entry to California’s kindergartens or child-care centers, however.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

It had long been a leader in education, establishing one of the first kindergartens and introducing practice teaching to further the studies of its students.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson