Spin Off From Parents Thread

[daycare]

There may be less buses than cars, but the passanger capacity on a bus is exceedingly greater than that of a car! So a car accident would quite likely have far fewer potential victims than a bus accident. Yet, there are still far less reports of injury and death from bus and train crashes than that of cars!

I really recommend you do some research ont he safety of buses and riding them before knocking it - because the information you have is obviously false.

I think I commented on this before, but I think buses are different everywhere. Here, I would never get a parent to allow me take a child on a public bus, here they are not very safe. Public transportation here is NOT good. But if you go up to the city, it's very good and it's a safe method for everyone to consider.

[sharlan]

I just took the kids on a nice outing to IKEA. We walked the store for about 2 hrs, kids in the shopping carts. An elderly gentleman came up and tapped me on the shoulder, introduced himself, and asked if he may say "Hello" to the kids. He said he loves to talk to the kids, but is very hesitant to. He talked to the kids using cartoon voices, it was cute. The kids loved it and laughed with him. He said, goodbye, and walked away.

We had lunch in their restaurant and came home. The kids are asleep and I'm chilling.

[daycare]

because I know that if little Suzy sits on my couch and forgets to close her legs while wearing a dress.. nobody is going to get a cheap thrill from it in my home... but a bus? people have their cell phones and have ample opportunity to snap a picture..
if you are too busy with one child and little Suzy is sitting next to some well dressed pedo..he might get a chance to touch her( this happened to me as a child on a bus..also while walking on the riverbed and at the mall..( I was a so called free range child)

It sounds like your busses have the same kind of clientele as here in my town.

Here he city buses attract most individuals that are of very low income ( which does not mean you are a bad person) they attract those who have to ride the bus because they lost their license, those who had too many DUI and can't drive, those who are not legally here and can't get a license to drive and so on... In my town it also attracts a lot of the mental house patients because they also can't drive. I would never want my DCKs around those people.

[daycare]

I just took the kids on a nice outing to IKEA. We walked the store for about 2 hrs, kids in the shopping carts. An elderly gentleman came up and tapped me on the shoulder, introduced himself, and asked if he may say "Hello" to the kids. He said he loves to talk to the kids, but is very hesitant to. He talked to the kids using cartoon voices, it was cute. The kids loved it and laughed with him. He said, goodbye, and walked away.

We had lunch in their restaurant and came home. The kids are asleep and I'm chilling.

I wish you and I were closer I love outings.

[Michelle]

I know it's not against regs, but I was also told that they (lic) prefer providers to not have any visitors during daycare hours. That list she gave me included friends, family or third part services of any kind.

I was asked to schedule house maintained appointments on weekend or after hours. If it could not wait to be done ie. plumbing issue, then to separate the children. From this person and to have a second adult present.

Our regs say" NO person over the age of 18 can be on the property of the facility!!! This includes front and back yard, house everything!
Any adult present must be fingerprinted and cleared by the doj and child abuse index report!
I have had to pay double for a plumber to come at night...I have had to wait forever for an appt for the cable to come on Saturday... all my friends that come over are fingerprinted and I put them to work reading books, but I am the only one that changes diapers and dress the kids!

[daycare]

Our regs say" NO person over the age of 18 can be on the property of the facility!!! This includes front and back yard, house everything!
Any adult present must be fingerprinted and cleared by the doj and child abuse index report!
I have had to pay double for a plumber to come at night...I have had to wait forever for an appt for the cable to come on Saturday... all my friends that come over are fingerprinted and I put them to work reading books, but I am the only one that changes diapers and dress the kids!

Wow really??? I didn't know that.

[Michelle]

It sounds like your busses have the same kind of clientele as here in my town.

Here he city buses attract most individuals that are of very low income ( which does not mean you are a bad person) they attract those who have to ride the bus because they lost their license, those who had too many DUI and can't drive, those who are not legally here and can't get a license to drive and so on... In my town it also attracts a lot of the mental house patients because they also can't drive. I would never want my DCKs around those people.

exactly the same here!!!
The one time my dd took the bus to her school.. someone approached her and she got off immediately and called me... bought her a car the next day!

[littlemissmuffet]

because I know that if little Suzy sits on my couch and forgets to close her legs while wearing a dress.. nobody is going to get a cheap thrill from it in my home... but a bus? people have their cell phones and have ample opportunity to snap a picture..
if you are too busy with one child and little Suzy is sitting next to some well dressed pedo..he might get a chance to touch her( this happened to me as a child on a bus..also while walking on the riverbed and at the mall..( I was a so called free range child)

Well, like I said - all you can do is supervise. A daycare dad could snap that same pic while in your home (as a matter of fact, one poster here has had it happen), a neighbor could snap that same pic from an upstairs window while a little girl is playing in your yard, a stranger could snap that same pic while one of your daycare girls is sitting on a bench at the zoo or getting out of your car
I get that you don't think buses are safe, but I think both of your reasons for thinking buses are unsafe are grossly misinformed.

[Michelle]

Wow really??? I didn't know that.

yes...and if licensing comes and there is an adult in the house that is not fingerprinted.. then you can be fined and possibly lose your license

[Blackcat31]

NOT directed at anyone in particular but I am completely confused about the point...:confused:

Is this thread about:

public transportation???
field trips???
providers who transport???
pedophiles???
traffic statistics???
programs that offer off-site activities???

[daycare]

NOT directed at anyone in particular but I am completely confused about the point...:confused:

Is this thread about:

public transportation???
field trips???
providers who transport???
pedophiles???
traffic statistics???
programs that offer off-site activities???

It's about how we can confuse BC......

Yes it's gone all over the place. Lol.

[littlemissmuffet]

It sounds like your busses have the same kind of clientele as here in my town.

Here he city buses attract most individuals that are of very low income ( which does not mean you are a bad person) they attract those who have to ride the bus because they lost their license, those who had too many DUI and can't drive, those who are not legally here and can't get a license to drive and so on... In my town it also attracts a lot of the mental house patients because they also can't drive. I would never want my DCKs around those people.

Oh, our buses are the same

I have been riding them for more than half my life and have never encountered any sort of unsavory situation. I have had more issues grabbing a coffee at the local Starbucks than I have on a bus (I take the bus multiple times a week as we don't drive)!

To each's own!

[Michelle]

well you know I think we are all weird!
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and now I have a headache!


I guess i am just too overprotective of my babies.

[Blackcat31]

It's about how we can confuse BC......

Well it worked ....LOL!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

What do providers do when your own child gets sick from school? school buses don't transport for this.

What do you do if little Johnny gets a ride to a soccer game that you have to miss half of because a mom that gets off at 3:30 wants to get her money's worth and get her nails done because you close at 5.... and your Little Johnny breaks his arm and is being taken to the hospital?

What do you do if even after covering all you bases and you close at 12 p.m. and parents still don't show up and your dd or ds graduates in 4 hours? To get a good seat you would have to leave in 2 hours.

Side note... I would NEVER take my dck's on a city bus... I would not take my own kids on one. We are suppose to keep our kids from potential child abusers and you don't know who is on that bus.. they are not seat belted in,also being on the bus doesn't "magically" make other drivers drive better... The no seat belts and car seats scare me the most..also.

I have been driving for 25 years and have never even been pulled over or received a ticket.. My parents totally trust me and I love that!

My child that is in public school calls his Dad to get him. His Dad can leave work and has a large break in the middle of the day that I do not.

My child would, again, be in the company of his Dad. I would have to be delayed or attempt to get ahold of that DCC's parent.

I would start calling all of the emergency contacts.

The one thing I AM nervous about is when I go into labor. Will the parents arrive in a timely fashion (30 minutes or less)....????