Scheduling a Child's Holiday
To schedule a child's holiday, do the following:
- Click on the Children button and select 'Sessions':

- Select a child from the list:

- Click on the Schedule dropdown and select 'Holiday'.
This will display the Schedule Holiday page:

- 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:

- 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.
- Click on the 'Save' button to schedule the holiday.
The holiday date will be displayed in the Scheduled Holidays box:

- To add multiple days holiday, select the 'Multiple Days Holiday' button.

- Enter the start date and end date of the child's holiday.
- 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.
- Click on the 'Save' button to schedule the holiday.
The holiday dates will be displayed in the Scheduled Holidays box:

- Click on the 'Exit' button to return to the child's Sessions page.
- 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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