A summer break schedule defines the parenting time arrangement during school vacation and typically differs meaningfully from the regular school-year schedule. Because the logistical constraints of the school year do not apply during summer the schedule can often give each parent longer blocks of uninterrupted time with the child.

The summer schedule should define when it begins and ends relative to the school calendar, how the summer is divided between parents, whether one parent has a longer block or whether time is divided in alternating segments, and how summer activities and camps are handled.

Vacation provisions often overlap with the summer schedule. The parenting plan should address how vacation time interacts with the summer schedule which controls when they conflict, how much advance notice is required, and whether one parent's vacation can displace the other's regular summer schedule.