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PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- School and School-Related Administration
- Educational Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kindergarten
1, record 1, English, kindergarten
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pre-primary school 2, record 1, English, pre%2Dprimary%20school
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A school for furthering the intellectual, physical, and social development of young children, usually five-year-olds, by means of games, creative activities, nature study, etc. 3, record 1, English, - kindergarten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A kindergarten class may be organized as a grade of an elementary school or as part of a separate kindergarten school. 4, record 1, English, - kindergarten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to The Encyclopedia of Education, 1971 (V. 4, p. 88), "Nursery school and kindergarten [in France] are combined in a school called "école maternelle". 5, record 1, English, - kindergarten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
According to the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Education (p. 324), a school sometimes "provides kindergarten experience for children 4 and 5 years of age", and "those 4 years old might be placed in the junior kindergarten". "Senior kindergarten" would be the "second year of kindergarten" for 5-year olds following junior kindergarten and "immediately preceding entrance into first grade". 5, record 1, English, - kindergarten
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- école maternelle
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cole%20maternelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maternelle 2, record 1, French, maternelle
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- école prématernelle 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9cole%20pr%C3%A9maternelle
see observation, feminine noun
- prématernelle 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9maternelle
feminine noun
- jardin d'enfants 4, record 1, French, jardin%20d%27enfants
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement d'éducation, soit privé, soit public, où les enfants d'âge préscolaire reçoivent une préparation à l'école. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cole%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«école maternelle» et «maternelle» : équivalents adoptés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cole%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Puisque «jardin d'enfants», «école maternelle» et «école prématernelle» sont employés par les sources différentes comme équivalents de «nursery school» ou de «kindergarten», il devient presque impossible de faire une distinction entre eux. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cole%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
jardin d'enfants : ce terme au Québec et dans les pays d'expression française, est de plus en plus supplanté par (école) maternelle, prématernelle. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cole%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Il peut exister plus d'un niveau de maternelle (en Ontario : «junior kindergarten» ou maternelle; au Québec : maternelle 4 ans, maternelle 5 ans). Par souci d'uniformisation, le Comité propose de recourir aux expressions suivantes : maternelle de premier niveau, maternelle de deuxième niveau. 7, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cole%20maternelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración escolar y paraescolar
- Establecimientos de enseñanza
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- jardín de infantes
1, record 1, Spanish, jard%C3%ADn%20de%20infantes
correct, masculine noun, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- parvulario 2, record 1, Spanish, parvulario
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- jardín de infancia 3, record 1, Spanish, jard%C3%ADn%20de%20infancia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Establecimiento de educación al que asisten niños de edad preescolar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - jard%C3%ADn%20de%20infantes
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