playscheme

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noun

A scheme offering recreational activities for children.

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Meanings

nounplayscheme (plural playschemes)

plural playschemes

  1. A scheme offering recreational activities for children.

    Many children of working parents are cared for in the school holidays by playschemes run by the local authority, private establishments or Social Services. These provide various activities including sport, art and craft and outings to interesting places.

    2000, Christine Hobart, Jill Frankel, Foundations in Caring for Children, page 193

Origin

From play + scheme.

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APA

playscheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playscheme

MLA

“playscheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playscheme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playscheme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playscheme.

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