day camp
noun
plural day camps
: a camp (see camp entry 1 sense 1d) for children or adolescents that operates during the daytime only and usually during the summer compare summer camp
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Cecily McAndrews, Parents, 22 May 2026
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Cecily McAndrews, Parents, 22 May 2026
Employees can contribute up to $7,500 per year to help pay for childcare, preschool, summer day camp, before- or after-school programs and more.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
The two-day camp will launch the next phase of the team’s self-evaluation process.
—Mike Kaye
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Anyway, Wag Social does boarding and day camp.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Day camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20camp. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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