How to Use pre-K in a Sentence

pre-K

noun
  • His youngest, a 3-year-old, is about to start pre-K at Palm.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The microschool serves children pre-K through high school.
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • At the time, our goal was to cover all of math from pre-K through the core of college.
    — NBC news, 6 July 2025
  • The state had already been expanding pre-K slots.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The data shows steeper drops among the youngest students in pre-K through 3rd grades.
    — Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The first day of school in the fall for pre-K families can be a major transition.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • The district has also seen growing demand for its pre-K programs over the past few years.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024
  • These numbers do not account for the district's thousands of pre-K students.
    — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • School districts across Texas stand to lose large numbers of pre-K students in coming years.
    — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Free pre-K can save parents thousands of dollars a year on private tuition or other child care.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The district saw significant dips in pre-K and kindergarten.
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • So one of my day jobs right before the pandemic was to be a Spanish music teacher for pre-K kids.
    — Luis G. Rendon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The school, which serves kids between pre-K and eighth grade, is located in West Price Hill.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
  • For example, our research found that big cities have the best record on pre-K education but a poor one on housing costs.
    — Shelley Stewart, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The school district now enrolls 3- and 4-year-olds into free pre-K programs, Sneed said.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The district’s board adopted a new universal free pre-K plan at a board meeting Thursday.
    — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Every four-year-old can go to pre-K for free, saving their parents $14,000 grand a year.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Another 33 schools offer pre-K along with other grade levels.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Several other states offer free or subsidized pre-K for at least a certain number of hours per week.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The program, open for kids in pre-K through 6th grade, will run from June 1 to August 31.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • About 267 families are paying tuition for pre-K classes this year.
    — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • More than half of the district’s kindergartners also attended its pre-K program.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Leading a class of pre-K students, Romero watched some students play with learning blocks and other toys spread across the classroom.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Officials cited low enrollment and ongoing deficits for closing the six pre-K to eighth-grade schools.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But many counties in the state don’t provide local funding for pre-K, which means families are left without free access.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Offered pre-K without the taxes, de Blasio stamped his foot, saying that the taxes were part of the package deal.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • How would federal cuts to Head Start, for example, impact his plan to expand pre-K?
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Bottoms centers her pitch on pledges to bolster pre-K programs and expand Medicaid.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
  • Plymouth-Canton has expanded from eight free pre-K classrooms to 18.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Monroe Public Schools has about 5,000 students in its pre-K through high school grades.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

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