How to Use prekindergarten in a Sentence

prekindergarten

noun
  • The students, from prekindergarten through the 12th grade, are all on the same campus.
    Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • Most of the loss has been in prekindergarten and kindergarten, TEA data shows.
    Andres Picon, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The prekindergarten through eighth grade campus had received the failing grade for three years in a row by 2017.
    Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The law was expanded this year to ban the instruction in prekindergarten through eighth grade.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The letter doesn’t give a timetable for the return of students in prekindergarten and kindergarten, which had been scheduled for Nov. 13.
    Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The teacher and the class have not been back to Holy Redeemer, which enrolls 374 students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, this week.
    Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Skirts can only be worn by students in prekindergarten through fourth grade.
    Dallas News, 23 June 2022
  • Students in prekindergarten through third grade returned last week, at least part time.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Students, even in prekindergarten, undergo drills in the event of a shooter.
    Valerie Strauss, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
  • The plan includes funding for states to start or grow universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds.
    Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2021
  • No later than April 6, students in prekindergarten and grades four, five, six and 12 would return to school buildings.
    Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The age-appropriate classes for youth in prekindergarten through high school is called Play it Safe!
    Sharon Edwards, NOLA.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Two of every 10 students were in prekindergarten, kindergarten or first grade.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 30 May 2021
  • The bond money will allow the district to move toward a middle school model and full-day prekindergarten, Stone said in the statement.
    Teri Webster, Dallas News, 3 May 2021
  • The data reflects the total number of full-time and part-time students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The state’s prekindergarten program gets a $3 million increase, to $126 million.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 7 May 2020
  • For nearly a decade, every 4-year-old in New York has been eligible for a free prekindergarten seat — and 3-year-olds were set to be next in line.
    Troy Closson, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The tax will help fund prekindergarten programs, jobs and development projects.
    Christine Willmsen, The Seattle Times, 6 June 2017
  • And work continues to get Davis ready for however many show up for prekindergarten through fifth grade when school starts in August.
    Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 4 July 2017
  • Along with used books, many in the dozen or so boxes were brand-new: shiny box sets of classics and new titles, with books for students from prekindergarten all the way up to middle school.
    Erin Golden, Star Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
  • In Westbury, students in prekindergarten and kindergarten attend the Dryden Street School.
    New York Times, 6 June 2018
  • As the pandemic raged on, D.C. public schools saw the most dramatic decreases in the prekindergarten years.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The guidance applies to all public and nonpublic schools that serve students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • In the district that serves Freeport, Durham, and Pownal, all students from prekindergarten through high school have received in-person learning five days a week since April 5.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Full-day and half-day prekindergarten, along with elementary cluster programs, will meet five days per week for the usual amount of time.
    Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The students in prekindergarten through second grade currently go to three different schools, which would be torn down or closed.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The Texas Education Code states that no more than 22 students can be enrolled in prekindergarten through fourth-grade classes.
    Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Brooks is a proud grandmother to five Baltimore City students, ranging in grades from prekindergarten to a sophomore in high school.
    Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Public Prep has three schools on six campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, with nearly 2,000 students in prekindergarten through eighth-grade.
    Leslie Brody, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The private school has almost 900 students and educates children of all ages, ranging from 3-year-olds in prekindergarten up to seniors in high school.
    Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 13 Aug. 2020

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