early education
nounUK /ˈɜː.li ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈɝː.li ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Early education is the learning that young children get before they start regular school.
She works in early education, teaching three-year-olds their letters and numbers.
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2. The first stage of formal schooling in a country's education system.
The government increased funding for early education across rural districts.
3. The introductory teaching of a subject before advanced study begins.
His early education in music came from his grandmother's piano lessons.
4. The basic training or upbringing a person receives in childhood.
Her early education at home shaped her lifelong love of reading.