Scheduling a Child's Holiday

To schedule a child's holiday, do the following:

1.  Click on the Children button and select 'Sessions':
   
   
   
   
2.  Select a child from the list:
   
   
   
   
3.  Click on the Schedule dropdown and select 'Holiday'.
    This will display the Schedule Holiday page:
   
   
   
   
4.  To add a single day holiday, simply select the date of the holiday by clicking on the calendar button next to the Start Date field:
   
   
   
   
5.  If you offer a discount for sessions booked on a day when the child is on holiday, enter the percentage amount in the 'Discount scheduled sessions by' field. 
   
6.  Click on the 'Save' button to schedule the holiday.
    The holiday date will be displayed in the Scheduled Holidays box:
   
   
   
   
7.  To add multiple days holiday, select the 'Multiple Days Holiday' button.
   
   
   
   
8.  Enter the start date and end date of the child's holiday.
   
9.  If you offer a discount for sessions booked on days when the child is on holiday, enter the percentage amount in the 'Discount scheduled sessions by' field. 
   
10.  Click on the 'Save' button to schedule the holiday.
     The holiday dates will be displayed in the Scheduled Holidays box:
    
    
    
    
11.  Click on the 'Exit' button to return to the child's Sessions page.
    
12.  On weeks when the child is on holiday, you will see a green bar in the grid on the Sessions page:
    
    
    

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