as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Recent Examples of prekindergarten
One big winner in the budget would be Georgia’s public prekindergarten program.
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Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Shorewood Hills Elementary: Madison Metropolitan School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
These include an extension of subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at $550 billion over 10 years, support for lowering out-of-pocket housing costs at $250 billion, and additional funding for prekindergarten and child care at $700 billion, the committee found.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
The state board decided Bronson’s case about a week before Wendy Novak, another school system parent, filed an appeal July 30 with the state on the school board’s decision to reject two books about different kinds of families from the prekindergarten and kindergarten curriculum.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
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Jeff Amy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Shorewood Hills Elementary: Madison Metropolitan School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
These include an extension of subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at $550 billion over 10 years, support for lowering out-of-pocket housing costs at $250 billion, and additional funding for prekindergarten and child care at $700 billion, the committee found.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
The state board decided Bronson’s case about a week before Wendy Novak, another school system parent, filed an appeal July 30 with the state on the school board’s decision to reject two books about different kinds of families from the prekindergarten and kindergarten curriculum.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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