day camp

noun

: a camp where children spend the day and then return home at the end of the day

Examples of day camp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The day camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 19 and costs $125 per student. Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 Now his ministry offers a monthly family support group, summer day camp, and buddies for Sunday school, youth programs on weekends and the respite nights for caregivers and for siblings. Linda Friedel, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 Dependent-care funds could be used on day care, preschool and summer day camp for children 12 and under. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023 The day camp was born from her wish to have a place where kids could play freely. Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023 The day camp is $215.25 per week or $60 for a single day and $30 for a half day. Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023 That love affair continued to 1959 when water skiers, games and a diving competition filled the lineup for the city’s first air and water show, which was a celebration for kids in the Chicago Park District’s day camp program. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023 Students attended a two day camp designed to introduce them to the after-school mock trial extracurricular activity, and to the US legal system, Monday July 17, 2023 at Exploration Commons at 50 East. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023 Walsh has given $30,000 to Camp Harbor View, a free day camp for children living in Boston, along with $25,000 each to the Boston Athletic Academy and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023

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“Day camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20camp. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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