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Schedule a break

In this article, we’ll guide you through scheduling breaks for one or multiple children.

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Written by Sara Brunvoll
Updated over a month ago

Schedule a break lets you easily set up breaks in care for individual children or groups with just a few clicks. Whether it’s transitioning from the school year to summer camp, pausing for a family vacation, or handling unique scheduling needs.

Scheduling a Break for Multiple Children

Want to create breaks in bulk? Follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Finance Overview and select all the children who need a break.

  2. Click on More actions in the toolbar that appears.

  3. Click the option to schedule break.

  4. Specify the start and end dates for the break.

  5. Decide whether the current plan should resume after the break (toggle on if yes).

  6. Click Save, and you’re all set!

Scheduling a Break from a Child's Profile

For individual cases, here’s what to do:

  1. Go to the child’s profile and open the Billing tab

  2. Click the button to schedule break.

  3. Enter the start and end date for the break.

  4. Choose whether the current plan should resume after the break(toggle on if yes).

  5. Click Save, and that’s it!

☝️ You can't schedule a break if:

  • The break period includes any dates that have already been billed.

  • The child has a leaving date set before the break ends.

  • A child's registered start date is before the break begins

When a Child is on Break

When a break is scheduled for a child, here’s what you’ll see in Famly:

  • Finance Overview: The Plan column will display On Break.

  • Child’s Billing Tab: The status will show On break in effect.

During the break, the child won’t be billed for the chosen period, and their expected attendance will automatically be cleared.

💡 Tip: You can still add purchases during the break—like a summer camp or special activity. These purchases will generate billing and, if you're using sessions, will also create expected attendance data.

Children Attending During Breaks

Do you have children that will attend and pay for full weeks during longer breaks (e.g., summer)? Scheduling a break for the entire period would prevent you from adding plans for specific weeks within that period. Instead, we recommend to set up packages or sessions for the specific weeks.

💡 Tip: If children will attend and pay for full weeks during summer, you can set up Packages (e.g. Summer Camp) and create Plans in those specific weeks.

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