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prekindergarten

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[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.


adjective

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

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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 ● Nov. 19, 2025

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 ● Apr. 25, 2024

Of Irvine Unified’s 36,000 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade, Bennett said middle schoolers tend to be roughest with the electronics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

The number of students in prekindergarten through grade 8 is expected to drop from 739,800 in fall 2023 to 707,700 in fall 2030, a decline of 4.3%.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

In the afternoon, after the girl comes home from prekindergarten class, they thumb through picture books and play.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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