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preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool] / ˈpriˈskul, ˈpriˌskul /
NOUN
nursery school
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Lee, who arrived in the United States as a refugee from Laos in 1980 and worked for years as a preschool teacher, said she loves watching her crops grow and handing them over to customers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Disney Jr. is now building a Marvel preschool universe of sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

After 18 years and more than 50 superhero movies and TV series, Marvel Studios has one of the biggest hits in its history with a preschool cartoon called “Spidey and his Amazing Friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“That greatly reduces the hurdles that parents face to be admitted into a state preschool program,” UC Berkeley professor emeritus Bruce Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Attention and perseverance behaviors of preschool children enrolled in Suzuki violin lessons and other activities.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

Dawn Uribe, the owner of four Spanish-immersion preschools in Minnesota, said two of her staffers have been detained by ICE.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

By the end of kindergarten, children who were randomly selected through a lottery to attend Montessori preschools outperformed their peers in reading, executive function, short-term memory, and social understanding.

From Science Daily Jan. 1, 2026

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

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




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