How can I set up drop-in days for a session?

Sometimes, you may want to allow a student to attend a single day of a session without registering for the whole session. These are called "drop-ins". Here is how to set them up:

1. Go to the Sessions List page (log in > top menu "Providers" > "My Dashboard" on the page > left menu or dashboard > Program setup > Sessions List)
2. Click on the session you want to provide drop-ins to edit the setting of the session. You may need to adjust the filters on the top of the Sessions List page to show the session you want. 
3. Scroll down to the "Additional options" section at the bottom of the session setup page.
4. Click the link for "+ add drop-in price and seats".
5. Fill in "Drop-in price" and "Max number of drop-in seats (per date)"
   • The number of drop-in seats is separate from the max # of seats for the session, since we don't want the drop-in students to take the seats from the full session registrations. You may not want to set drop-in seats if the session tends to be sold out quickly.  
6. Click the "Save" button when finished.

Parents' view of the sessions with drop-in options

• When parents view the program cards on the registration portal, sessions that have drop-in days available will be marked with “Drop-ins welcome”. Clicking the “Show # sessions” button, will show parents which sessions offer drop-in days. Sessions that offer drop-in days will be marked with “Drop-ins welcome” along with the price per day.
• Parents will be able to register for drop-in days even if registration for the regular session is closed.

If you only want to offer drop-in seats for a session

• For example, for a re-occurring one-time program, or if you don't want purchases of the whole session. Please set the registration end date to a past date. Parents will see the options for the drop-ins only. 

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