Examples of pre-K in a Sentence

attends pre-K
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The school’s 432 students in pre-K through fifth grade will be shifted to attend D. McRae Elementary, T.A. Sims Elementary and the Leadership Academy at Maude Logan Elementary in east Fort Worth. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, a Stanford study found that boys perform better with male teachers, especially in subjects like English, yet men make up only 3% of the nation's pre-K and kindergarten teachers and 20% of elementary school teachers. Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025 That would leave one million working-class parents who rely on Head Start not only for pre-K education but also for child care, particularly in rural areas, with nowhere to send their kids during the day. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025 This year, Bye has been hard at work representing Lamont and his plan to establish universal pre-K in Connecticut. Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pre-K

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pre-K was in 1977

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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pre-K. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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