prekindergarten
noun
pre·kin·der·gar·ten
(ˈ)prē-ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
-ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
often attributive
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: a class or program preceding kindergarten for children usually from three to four years old
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a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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The state board decided Bronson’s case about a week before Wendy Novak, another school system parent, filed an appeal July 30 with the state on the school board’s decision to reject two books about different kinds of families from the prekindergarten and kindergarten curriculum.
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Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
In 2022, the Hawaii legislature approved $200 million in spending for new prekindergarten classrooms, part of a broader goal championed by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke to offer universal pre-K for three- and four-year-olds in the state by 2032.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
The Family Life Advisory Committee recommended both books for exclusion from the prekindergarten and kindergarten curriculum in a February meeting.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Many educators, Lawson included, and local officials remain supportive of the Blueprint’s sweeping goals to raise teacher salaries, offer public prekindergarten and cover tuition for students dually enrolled in college courses, among other programs.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
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Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
In 2022, the Hawaii legislature approved $200 million in spending for new prekindergarten classrooms, part of a broader goal championed by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke to offer universal pre-K for three- and four-year-olds in the state by 2032.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
The Family Life Advisory Committee recommended both books for exclusion from the prekindergarten and kindergarten curriculum in a February meeting.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Many educators, Lawson included, and local officials remain supportive of the Blueprint’s sweeping goals to raise teacher salaries, offer public prekindergarten and cover tuition for students dually enrolled in college courses, among other programs.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prekindergarten. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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