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infant school

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noun

  1. (in England and Wales) a school for children aged between 5 and 7 Compare junior school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Scientists monitored pollution in two classrooms at an infant school in Guildford, UK.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

Kemp recalls going to his infant school in South Shields in a kimono, at least until the headmaster wrote to his mother and requested that he didn’t.

From The Guardian Apr. 24, 2016

For example, pupils were expected to reach at least Level 2 by the end of Year 2 - when they had completed Key Stage 1 or infant school.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2015

If there is a lesson for climate scientists, it's "don't behave like the infant school football team and follow the ball," he said.

From Scientific American May 10, 2012

The very next winter, Emilia would have died of ennui in the country, or, becoming transformed in spirit, would have founded an infant school on her estate.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

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