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Creating a Session

Set-up and manage your sessions for efficient attendance planning within your Early Years setting using Childminding’s App step-by-step guide.

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Sessions are the building blocks for bookings, registers and invoices (e.g., Morning 8–12, Afternoon 12–4, Full day).

How-to Video

Where to go

Bookings → Settings → Sessions+ Add child session

Add a new session (step-by-step)

  1. Session name – e.g., Morning, Afternoon, Full day.

  2. Colour – helps you spot it on calendars.

  3. Acronym – a short label (e.g., AM, PM).

  4. Times – set From and To (match your Opening Hours).

  5. Fees by age – set your price per age band.

    • Flat fee? Enter the same price for all ages.

    • Fully funded? Set the fee to £0.

  6. Save.

Tip: Set up your Opening Hours and Attendance Calendar first so sessions line up with your working days.

Manage your sessions

  • Click any session in the list to preview details and see how many children use it.

  • Status:

    • Active — can be used in bookings.

    • Inactive — archived for later (not selectable).

Edit, deactivate or delete

  • Edit — change name, colour, times or fees.

  • Deactivate — hide for now, keep for later.

  • Delete — remove permanently (only if not needed again).

Important: Changes only affect bookings that haven’t been invoiced yet.

  • If bookings are already invoiced, they won’t change.

  • If there’s a mix, only the not-invoiced bookings update.

FAQs & examples

How do I apply a discount for a child (e.g., sibling rate)?
Create a discounted session and use that in their booking plan.

  • Full Day — £8/hr

  • Full Day (Sibling) — £6/hr

  • Full Day (50% Off) — £4/hr

How do I set fully funded sessions?
Create a session with the same name and set its fee to £0.

  • Full Day

  • Full Day (Funded)

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