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- Terminology
- History
- Origins
- Spread
- Developmental areas
- Curriculum
- National variations
- China
- India
- Ireland
- Japan
- Lithuania
- North Korea
- Philippines
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Armenia
- United Kingdom
- England
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States
- Cooperative preschools
- Head Start
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
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A preschool (sometimes spelled as pre school or pre-school), also known as pre-primary school, play school, or nursery school, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. It may be publicly or privately operated and may be subsidized from public funds. The typical age range for preschool in most countries is from 4 to 6 years (preschool to kindergarten).