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preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool] / ˈpriˈskul, ˈpriˌskul /
NOUN
nursery school
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The new policy bans student-facing AI usage from preschool through eighth grade, covering about 600,000 students in the nation’s largest public school system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Researchers examined three types of preschool environments that children attended before entering elementary school: public school pre-K, center-based daycare programs, and home-based childcare providers participating in the Early Learning Coalition.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Instead, he says the findings could help researchers identify what public school pre-K programs are doing effectively and use those lessons to strengthen center-based and family-based preschool programs.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

According to Fuller’s research, no more than a third of parents raising a 3-year-old can find an open slot in any form of preschool in California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

As if summoned, Taylor walked past, a finger pressed to her lips like a preschool teacher motioning for quiet.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

With the future of government backing unclear, she froze hiring for a postdoctoral researcher and warned partner preschools that her timeline was uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In California, roughly 1,100 nonprofit preschools have closed since 2021, according to UC Berkeley research.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

A lack of suitable premises is putting pressure on voluntary preschools to stay open, a nursery struggling to find a new home has said.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

The Supreme Court is expected to hear the Catholic preschools case during its term beginning in October and issue a ruling by June 2027.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

The preschools would fill up with strange ring-eyed children.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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