The decision to cut around two-thirds of the play services budget had already been approved by the Labour-controlled council, but was called in for review by Liberal Democrat councillors.
The move, which includes cutting after-school clubs, had been criticised by local families but was upheld by members of the council’s children, schools and families scrutiny committee when they met this week.
Among those to criticise the cuts is Play England director Adrian Voce.
He said: "At a time when everybody is at a loss to find a rationale for the trashing of their communities by young people, to be cutting the very types of service that give children a place that is local, that’s theirs, that they can respect and where they develop friendship circles, is really short-sighted."
Voce also praised local parents for seeking to challenge the decision, adding: "It is heartening that the community and the parents in that community are making their views known in this way. Play services do tend to be overlooked by a lot of policymakers and politicians at all levels. The community in Camden is telling them how valuable these services really are."
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