pre-school

pre-school
pre-schools
(The spelling preschool is also used. Pronounced [[t]pri͟ː sku͟ːl[/t]] for meaning 1, and [[t]pri͟ː skuːl[/t]] for meaning 2.)
1) ADJ: ADJ n Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school. [WRITTEN]

Looking after pre-school children is very tiring...

The Halsey Report emphasized the value of a pre-school education.

2) N-VAR In the United States, a pre-school is a school for children between the ages of 2 and 5 or 6.

Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.


English dictionary. 2008.

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