prekindergarten
noun
pre·kin·der·gar·ten
(ˈ)prē-ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
-ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
often attributive
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: a class or program preceding kindergarten for children usually from three to four years old
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a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Argueta took the hand of the youngest child, a boy in prekindergarten, and led the group outside.
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The program, run by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, also can award $2,000 to support home-schooling costs and up to $30,000 to support a child with a disability who is enrolled in a private prekindergarten or kindergarten program, per the program’s website.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Sneed has led the center since October 2001, expanding partnerships such as Educational First Steps, Child Care Group, prekindergarten programs with Dallas ISD, and accreditation with the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Act 409 of the 2025 legislative session was passed after a Jefferson Parish case in which a 3-year-old was abused by a classmate while enrolled in a prekindergarten program that, under prior law, was not required to be licensed as an early learning center.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 19 Dec. 2025
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The program, run by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, also can award $2,000 to support home-schooling costs and up to $30,000 to support a child with a disability who is enrolled in a private prekindergarten or kindergarten program, per the program’s website.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Sneed has led the center since October 2001, expanding partnerships such as Educational First Steps, Child Care Group, prekindergarten programs with Dallas ISD, and accreditation with the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Act 409 of the 2025 legislative session was passed after a Jefferson Parish case in which a 3-year-old was abused by a classmate while enrolled in a prekindergarten program that, under prior law, was not required to be licensed as an early learning center.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prekindergarten. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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