prekindergarten

American  

[pree-kin-der-gahr-tuhn, -duhn] / ˌpriˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tən, -dən /

noun

1. a school program preparing three- and four-year-olds for kindergarten; a class of children in such a program.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or enrolled in a school program preparing three- and four-year-olds for kindergarten.

Example Sentences

The district has said it intends to keep the property and potentially open a prekindergarten to 8th-grade campus on the site or shift it to another community use.

From The Wall Street Journal

It could come in gradual expansions to the universal prekindergarten that was de Blasio’s signature achievement—for example, one grade level at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The case involved new “LGBTQ-inclusive” storybooks used in prekindergarten to fifth-grade classes in Montgomery County, Md., a suburb of Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

As the child nutrition director for the Haleyville City School District, she has the job of feeding 1,600 students, in prekindergarten through 12th grade.

From New York Times

Prekindergarten teachers also would get a $2,500 raise.

From Seattle Times