Would you put a kindergartener on the bus?

[Anonymous]

If your child is in public school, did you put them on the school bus? Did you make arrangements for drop off at a daycare center or hire someone to be an afterschool care provider?

[Anonymous]

We're not in bus range for our school so we signed up for BASELP on site for aftercare.

[Anonymous]

You betcha! In fact, I have.

The bus was a bit of a thrill for the brand new kindergartener, and also, a HUGE break for me logistically. I feel that the school bus was the best thing since sliced bread.

Fortunately for us, the bus stop was right by where aftercare was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're not in bus range for our school so we signed up for BASELP on site for aftercare.

Have you heard back to confirm you have a spot?

[Anonymous]

We put them on the bus, but we were able to arrange our work schedules so someone could meet the bus in the afternoon.

[Anonymous]

OP here...10:58, approximately how long was your child's bus ride? We are going to one of the specialty schools so I am a little concerned if the ride is going to be too long for a kindergartener. For that matter is there a such thing as a bus ride that is too long or is that another myth to generate working parent guilt? lol.

[Anonymous]

My kindergartener rode the bus every day last year. I was nervous in the beginning, but she loved it and made so many friends that we never would have met otherwise. Her bus ride was 30 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're not in bus range for our school so we signed up for BASELP on site for aftercare.

Have you heard back to confirm you have a spot?

Yes, we went to sign up for it back in May or early June on the day they did walk-in registration at our school's BASELP. We were first in line and definitely have a spot. Thank goodness because the aftercare options otherwise are pretty depressing in our area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here...10:58, approximately how long was your child's bus ride? We are going to one of the specialty schools so I am a little concerned if the ride is going to be too long for a kindergartener. For that matter is there a such thing as a bus ride that is too long or is that another myth to generate working parent guilt? lol.

For kindergarten is was not terribly long, as our child went to the neighborhood school. In third grade, when he went to a specialty program, it was ridiculous. But, we all survived.

[Anonymous]

10:58 again. Re: is it too long, well, I don't know. For us the only other option was not going to the specialty program. I would say give it a whirl on day 2.

[Anonymous]

No, we specifically moved in walking distance of elementary school. Our retired neighbors will meet the kids and make sure they get into the house after school. .

[Anonymous]

Looks like all PG buses are going to have GPS now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAXURstWyog

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like all PG buses are going to have GPS now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAXURstWyog

Good to know. Our bus is often late enough in the afternoon that I head out to the school to go and get the kids.

[Anonymous]

No bus to my DCPS! Bus, metro or walking.

[Anonymous]

Metrobus that is.