QLD Kindy for all - Managing Public Holidays & Student Free Days

QLD Kindy for all - Creating a Kindy Program

Overview

The requirement to ensure the children are shown as attending the Kindy program for the correct amount of hours around public holidays/student free days, is that they are left as an Absent.

Bookings for these days should not be removed as it will affect acquittal information.

Creating Holidays & Exceptions

Select the Settings screen from the left-hand menu
Select Operational Profile

Select Holiday/Exception
Select the green + button

Select the Centre name if you are in Enterprise view
Select 'Holidays'.
Select yes to copy the public holidays
Select the calendar year
Select your state note, this will default from your centre settings.

Select the effect on any existing and new bookings.

Mark Absent (leaves bookings on rolls and charged accordingly)

Once you have made the relevant changes, click on save.

Note: Attendances for these days should NOT be set to Remove existing bookings & don't create new bookings to report the correct information to QGrants.

Updated on: 25/11/2025

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