View synonyms for pre-K

pre-K

or pre-k

[ pree-key ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a school or class for three- or four-year-old children, before kindergarten:
state-funded pre-K's.

Origin of pre-K¹

First recorded in 1965–70; pre- ( def ) + K ³( def ) (in the sense “kindergarten”)

“Peter Gelb is responsible for costing the mayor money that he could have used for pre-K program,” Wisenfeld said.

De Blasio has made universal pre-K the centerpiece of his mayoralty.

In other words, high-quality pre-K is a much more powerful political issue than public charter schools.

But in the meantime, thirty states have raised pre-k funding on their own.

Last year, I asked this Congress to help states make high-quality pre-K available to every four year-old.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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