kindergarten
(North America, Australia, India) The elementary school grade before first grade.
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Der Kindergarten in #Sumy #Ukraine wurde von Russen bombardiert. Wir sind oft vor Ort und helfen in der Stadt. Bitte helft uns weiter machen zu können. bravery.berlin/spenden/
A kindergarten 😭🤬 As per usual radio silence from the UN, Amnesty and every other useless lip service organisation. Russia is a terrorist state.
Russia struck a kindergarten in Sumy with two kamikaze drones. Do not look away.
russia to ukraine, while launching a shahed drone at a kindergarten: "wow you guys aren't very good at negotiating"
🔴 BREAKING: Russian forces targeted a kindergarten in the central area of Sumy with drones in violation of the May 6 truce. Information on the victims and the extent of the damage is currently being assessed, accord…
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(North America, Australia, India) The elementary school grade before first grade.
“Der Kindergarten in #Sumy #Ukraine wurde von Russen bombardiert. Wir sind oft vor Ort und helfen in der Stadt. Bitte helft uns weiter machen zu können. bravery.berlin/spenden/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A kindergarten 😭🤬 As per usual radio silence from the UN, Amnesty and every other useless lip service organisation. Russia is a terrorist state.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Russia struck a kindergarten in Sumy with two kamikaze drones. Do not look away.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“russia to ukraine, while launching a shahed drone at a kindergarten: "wow you guys aren't very good at negotiating"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🔴 BREAKING: Russian forces targeted a kindergarten in the central area of Sumy with drones in violation of the May 6 truce. Information on the victims and the extent of the damage is currently being assessed, according to the State Regional Administration.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
“He looks like a fucking toddler having a tantrum with the kindergarten Lego.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And they do it in these big national newspapers that make people think they speak for New Yorkers, or that this is a sentiment New Yorkers have. Whole time, it's someone who grew up with the same 12 people from kindergarten through high school.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Shoutout to her kindergarten teacher, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Hooked on Phonics, and our local library”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Bevor es hier weiter geht mit der Machete, sitz ich mit einer Tasse Kaffee und lausche...der nahe Kindergarten, die Vögel, hach, mag hier nicht weg ☺️ Nur die Zecken und die Schnaken, die mag ich nicht.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“More kindergarten hours coming in 2027 05 May 2026 West Wimmera Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #VLGA #MAV #VicCouncils #WestWimmeraShireCouncil”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
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