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day camp

American  

noun

  1. a camp for children providing no sleeping facilities and attended only during the day on weekdays.


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He spent summers working at Camp Waban, a day camp for children with intellectual disabilities, putting him on a career path as a special education teacher.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The city of Long Beach has agreed to pay $300,000 to the guardian of a child who was allegedly burned by a Cup Noodles soup at a city-run day camp in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Indeed, in 2022 the average day camp cost rose to $87 per day, and the average overnight camp to $172 a day, according to an ACA survey of participating camps.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

Meanwhile, the day camp that Fort Dupont runs for kids on their winter breaks was cut short this week after the sudden closure on Monday.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

At thirteen, Jenna and I are much too old for day camp.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass