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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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More than half the nation’s public preschool enrollment gain — some 25,000 students — came from California, which this school year made every 4-year-old eligible for its transitional kindergarten program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

That effort might also diffuse some tension caused by the addition of transitional kindergarten, which took away many 4-year-olds from an already struggling child-care industry, Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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

“The running joke is everyone moves in kindergarten and everyone leaves after 12th grade.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

She had all the day’s helpers with her—six kindergarten kids carrying pots of red finger paint—and when Miss Newman screamed, they all dropped their pots and finger paint flew all over the place.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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