Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is not relevant to OP's situation, but my daughter (age 17) drove a fellow high-school student (age 15) to school every morning for 1 year. The mom of the 15-year-old paid my daughter $20 per day, which my daughter loved!

You’re right, this is completely irrelevant to OP’s situation. Why did you even bother posting it?

This seems relevant to me if the OP's school has teenagers who drive to school daily....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are getting an au pair because it is impossible to find reliable workers for 1-3 hours a day. I need help for morning and afternoon drop off but no one can survive with that little of part time work. Unless you call an Uber or taxi everyday, it just doesn’t work. It is finding a unicorn without doubt.

It's not legal for Uber or a taxi to transport an elementary school child alone.

Plenty of people do this everyday.


Your best bet is have a contract with a transportation company.

That doesn't mean it is legal. (And I agree that people do this...it's amazing to me that so many Uber/Lyft drivers take these rides when it's clearly not allowed).

7 a.m. isn't too early. It's normal. Your kids will be fine.

OP, this is something that you should have considered before you accepted the spot at this school. Why can’t you drive her? You need a nanny if you and your husband are not able to drop off and pick up at school.

You will soon discover why everyone else is on that early morning bus.

I wouldn’t dismiss the bus out of hand. Longer daily bus rides can be a good way to make friends who also live in your neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:This is not relevant to OP's situation, but my daughter (age 17) drove a fellow high-school student (age 15) to school every morning for 1 year. The mom of the 15-year-old paid my daughter $20 per day, which my daughter loved!

You’re right, this is completely irrelevant to OP’s situation. Why did you even bother posting it?

Pp here, that same kid is now in the ninth grade and has no problem getting up early in the morning… I really think that the early morning bus was one of the seeds that really planted a culture in them for getting up early in the morning and just being available and present for the day.

He here, that same kid is now in the ninth grade and has no problem getting up early in the morning… I really think that the early morning bus was one of the seeds that really planted a culture in them for getting up early in the morning and just being available and present for the day.

I initially had the same reservations about using an early morning bus, but it wound up being a super lifesaver once my kid got used to the routine. One thing that helped our family was by stepping up the bedtime during the week bedtime was at 7/730 which was super helpful and then we did an early morning breakfast. One thing to keep in mind is that if you plan on having evening activities it might be too much. But my sanity love the fact that I could get some adult time after 7 AM just to hit the reset button for my own day. It did require me waking up a bit earlier just to guide getting out the door 5:30 AM but I also put some other routines and processes in place to make that much much easier. Good luck!

This is not relevant to OP's situation, but my daughter (age 17) drove a fellow high-school student (age 15) to school every morning for 1 year. The mom of the 15-year-old paid my daughter $20 per day, which my daughter loved!

It’s a lot of driving if someone has to get to you, to school, and back to their home. A carpool is a better option and the best would be a high schooler headed to that school (if they have one) or one nearby

I hired a nanny just for pickups and driving to the park or activities, like 2 hours a day. She had another nanny job that was about 30 hours / work so it worked great for her schedule. As others have said l think finding someone for both morning and afternoon is going to be hard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are getting an au pair because it is impossible to find reliable workers for 1-3 hours a day. I need help for morning and afternoon drop off but no one can survive with that little of part time work. Unless you call an Uber or taxi everyday, it just doesn’t work. It is finding a unicorn without doubt.

It's not legal for Uber or a taxi to transport an elementary school child alone.

Plenty of people do this everyday.


Your best bet is have a contract with a transportation company.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are getting an au pair because it is impossible to find reliable workers for 1-3 hours a day. I need help for morning and afternoon drop off but no one can survive with that little of part time work. Unless you call an Uber or taxi everyday, it just doesn’t work. It is finding a unicorn without doubt.

It's not legal for Uber or a taxi to transport an elementary school child alone.

Plenty of people do this everyday.


Your best bet is have a contract with a transportation company.