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kindergarten

[kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn] / ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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I went to public schools from kindergarten through the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Educators there quickly discovered her daughter was bright and began sending her to kindergarten for math and reading lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Transitional kindergarten, which serves nearly half of the state’s 4-year-olds, met just three of them last school year, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Students work with robotics and 3-D printers, and those as young as kindergarten used both techniques to create toy race cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Mr. Crabtree called the fire department, and while he was doing that the kindergarten teacher stuck her head out the window and called to Boyd, “Don’t you worry, they’re coming to cut you loose.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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