How to Use prekindergarten in a Sentence

prekindergarten

noun
  • 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
  • Argueta took the hand of the youngest child, a boy in prekindergarten, and led the group outside.
    — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The students, from prekindergarten through the 12th grade, are all on the same campus.
    — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • The law was expanded this year to ban the instruction in prekindergarten through eighth grade.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Schools offering prekindergarten are also on the list.
    — Leila Darwiche, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Students, even in prekindergarten, undergo drills in the event of a shooter.
    — Valerie Strauss, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
  • Some argue their kids need an additional year in prekindergarten.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Two of every 10 students were in prekindergarten, kindergarten or first grade.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 30 May 2021
  • Two of every 10 students were in prekindergarten, kindergarten or first grade.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2021
  • Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Most of the loss has been in prekindergarten and kindergarten, TEA data shows.
    — Andres Picon, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The plan includes funding for states to start or grow universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 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 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 age-appropriate classes for youth in prekindergarten through high school is called Play it Safe!
    — Sharon Edwards, NOLA.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • Brown’s other two children, in prekindergarten and day care, also received backpacks and school supplies.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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 guidance applies to all public and nonpublic schools that serve students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • 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 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 bill is aimed at public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools that serve students in prekindergarten through grade 12.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • In Westbury, students in prekindergarten and kindergarten attend the Dryden Street School.
    — New York Times, 6 June 2018
  • Along with interventions at school, a growing number of states and cities are investing in prekindergarten to help children with early literacy.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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

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