Playskool
| Formerly | The Playskool Institute (1928–1938) |
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| Company type | Division (1928–68) Subsidiary (1968–84) Brand (1984–present) |
| Founded | July 26, 1928 |
| Founder | Lucille King |
| Defunct | 1984 (as a company) |
| Fate | Acquired by Milton Bradley in 1968, last factory closed in 1984, becoming a brand of Hasbro. |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Manuel Fink |
| Products | Educational toys Games |
| Brands | (see below) |
| $23 million (1965) | |
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Number of employees | 700 (1984) |
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Playskool is an American brand of educational toys and games for preschoolers. The former Playskool manufacturing company was a subsidiary of the Milton Bradley Company and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Playskool's last remaining plant in the aforementioned city was shut down in 1984, and Playskool became a brand of Hasbro, which had acquired Milton Bradley that same year. Amidst a major corporate restructuring at Hasbro, to focus on licensing, digital games and core toy brands in 2023, Hasbro has entered into licensing agreements with other toy companies, such as PlayMonster and Just Play Products, to outsource the brand's toy production.