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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Shorewood Hills Elementary: Madison Metropolitan School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
These include an extension of subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at $550 billion over 10 years, support for lowering out-of-pocket housing costs at $250 billion, and additional funding for prekindergarten and child care at $700 billion, the committee found.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
These include an extension of subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at $550 billion over 10 years, support for lowering out-of-pocket housing costs at $250 billion, and additional funding for prekindergarten and child care at $700 billion, the committee found.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prekindergarten. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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