in the united states the terminology is reversed. "kindergarten" starts at age 5 for one year before school. "preschool" is everything before kindergarten. so t

in the united states the terminology is reversed. "kindergarten" starts at age 5 for one year before school. "preschool" is everything before kindergarten. so there it's pre-school as in not-school, whereas elsewhere it's pre-school as in the year just before school.