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kindergarten

[kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn] / ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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As early as kindergarten, children who mainly speak a foreign language at home could be designated as an English learner and placed in language classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

SHANGHAI—When Jane Ding’s son headed on his first field trip in kindergarten, she was worried he would get lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

While vaccination rates in Ohio have fallen, Cleveland is making improvements — rates for children entering kindergarten there have jumped from 68 percent a few years ago to 76 percent this past school year.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

The school, which offers transitional kindergarten through eighth grade, enrolled 421 students last year, and 54 experienced homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In preparation for kindergarten, Aunt Melissa insisted Lily start using my real name, but the word horoscope is still beyond her comprehension.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

"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

Heads of kindergartens are given specialized crisis training and emergency supplies with radios, first-aid kits and portable stoves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Without the creche she would have struggled to return to work: she didn't want to lean on her own parents, and state kindergartens won't generally take children for a full day.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

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

Their son’s application to several kindergartens met with quick rejections, unaccompanied by explanations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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