How do you say preschool or pre-K in Spanish?

Question

How do you say preschool or pre-K in Spanish? I looked it up and it says different things on different websites. Is preescolar correct?

Answer 1

Well it all depends in what country you are.

The word "preescolar" sound correct, but in my country we use "escuela de parvulos"

• thank you for your help. most of my students are from mexico...would they understand "escuala de parvulos"? - hillaryk722 Oct 23, 2009

Answer 2

I work for a Migrant Head Start program and most of the families are from Mexico. We call our preschool "Escuelita"

• Thank you =) - hillaryk722 Oct 24, 2009