Preschool vs. Playschool

Preschooladjective

Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.

Preschoolnoun

A nursery school.

Preschoolverb

(transitive) To provide nursery school education for.

Preschoolverb

(intransitive) To undergo nursery school education.

Preschoolnoun

an educational institution for children too young for elementary school

Preschool

A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play 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.

Playschoolnoun

a nursery school, kindergarten

Playschoolnoun

a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions