preschool

Preschool is an educational program or school environment targeted to young children before they attend kindergarten. (noun)

A school for children ages 2-5 who are too young for kindergarten is an example ofpreschool.

Preschool describes someone or something related to children too young to attend school. (adjective)

A book catering to 2-5 year old children is an example of a book that would be described as apreschool book.

See preschool in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

designating, of, or for a child between infancy and school age, usually one three to five years of age

noun

a school for very young children, usually those three to five years of age

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See preschool in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(prēˈsko͞olˈ)

adjective

Of, relating to, intended for, or being the early years of childhood that precede the beginning of elementary school.

noun (prēˈsko͞olˌ)

A school for children who are not old enough to attend kindergarten; a nursery school.

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