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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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One parent told me how teachers in one Beijing kindergarten banned parents from bringing Christmas-related items to decorate classrooms for the new year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

To back off from that charge, district officials proposed raising average class sizes in kindergarten through fourth grade from 24-to-1 to 28-to-1, according to the district.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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

The next day, Swalwell held a Zoom meeting with content creators, including Fodor, a former kindergarten teacher who posts educational and political content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I was still in kindergarten in these matters of love.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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