prekindergartner
nounEtymology From pre- + kindergartner.
1
A child who has not yet started kindergarten.
- The argument that low-income prekindergartners would thrive on a regimen of academics and direct instruction does not take into account that these children, even more than middle-class youngsters, need a rich preliteracy experience with the hands-on interactions that all children relish (Ann Hulbert, Oct. 28).2007 November 11, “Letters”, in New York Times: