Shared Parental Coverage Planner

Plan parental leave coverage with clarity. Enter how many weeks each parent can stay home, how much time overlaps, your total weekly care hours, and any external help to instantly see the surplus or deficit of hands-on coverage over the horizon you choose.

Total paid or protected weeks Parent 1 can take within the horizon.
Total paid or protected weeks Parent 2 can take within the horizon.
Estimate combined daytime, overnight, and appointment coverage hours per week.
Number of weeks you want to model (e.g., first 24 or 52 weeks).
Leave blank to assume leaves are taken sequentially with no overlap.
Leave blank if family, doulas, or childcare are not available.

Planning tool only. Confirm eligibility with HR and review national leave regulations.

Examples

  • Staggered leave: parent 1 takes 12 weeks, parent 2 takes 10 weeks, 4 overlap, 50 care hours, 24-week plan, 10 external hours ⇒ Coverage supply: 1,140.00 hours. Care demand: 1,200.00 hours. Result: shortfall of 60.00 hours.
  • Monoparent support: parent 1 takes 8 weeks, parent 2 6 weeks, no overlap, 45 care hours, 20-week plan, 15 support hours ⇒ Coverage supply: 930.00 hours. Care demand: 900.00 hours. Result: surplus of 30.00 hours.

FAQ

How should I treat part-time returns?

Reduce the weekly care hours once a parent resumes part-time work or add those hours to external support if grandparents or sitters fill the gap.

Can I plan multiple leave blocks?

Yes. Sum the weeks from different leave blocks for each parent and adjust overlap if any segments coincide.

What horizon should I choose?

Many families model the first 24 or 52 weeks. Match the horizon to childcare waitlists, employer policies, or the date daycare becomes available.

Additional Information

  • External support can include paid caregivers, relatives, or crèche hours and scales evenly across the horizon.
  • Adjust the planning horizon to model the first quarter after birth, the first year, or any other milestone window.
  • A positive surplus indicates buffer time you can bank for ramping back to work; a shortfall highlights how many hours still require coverage from alternate arrangements.

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