Daycare Field Trips

[AllDeezBabies]

This is my first go round doing trips with ALL of my daycare kiddos. My licensing rep upped my capacity and I'm completely full in the summer time. I have an itinerary for summer trips but my issue is transportation. My minivan isn't big enough to carry 8 children, 1 assistant, myself and my 3 children.

The school bus services charge ridiculous prices for transportation for just under 5 hours for one day. What have you all been doing transportation wise when you do field trips with your kiddos?

[daycare]

This is my first go round doing trips with ALL of my daycare kiddos. My licensing rep upped my capacity and I'm completely full in the summer time. I have an itinerary for summer trips but my issue is transportation. My minivan isn't big enough to carry 8 children, 1 assistant, myself and my 3 children.

The school bus services charge ridiculous prices for transportation for just under 5 hours for one day. What have you all been doing transportation wise when you do field trips with your kiddos?

I have 2 large vehicles and 1 HUGE umbrella policy.

if you don't have a vehicle big enough, do you have a park walking distance? We do and we have a TON of fun going there. We create our own activities there a lot of the time.

we do picnics
ride the 3-wheelers My husband puts them all in his truck and drives them over
bubbles
hula hoops
sports of all kinds
etc

[AllDeezBabies]

I have 2 large vehicles and 1 HUGE umbrella policy.

if you don't have a vehicle big enough, do you have a park walking distance? We do and we have a TON of fun going there. We create our own activities there a lot of the time.

we do picnics
ride the 3-wheelers My husband puts them all in his truck and drives them over
bubbles
hula hoops
sports of all kinds
etc

Yeah, we have a park down the street. I feel like they are tired of the park (or I might be tired of the park.) I wanted to take them to the Aquarium, petting zoo and planetarium; you know things like that.

They bent all my hula hoops out of shape. (Well one of my daycare kids is Mr. Destructo. That's another thread.

I have a few children that likes to drink the bubble solution:confused:

Well I guess I could use more activity suggestions at this point. I have majority girly girls and they gag at the sound of sports. ::

[daycare]

Yeah, we have a park down the street. I feel like they are tired of the park (or I might be tired of the park.) I wanted to take them to the Aquarium, petting zoo and planetarium; you know things like that.

They bent all my hula hoops out of shape. (Well one of my daycare kids is Mr. Destructo. That's another thread.

I have a few children that likes to drink the bubble solution:confused:

Well I guess I could use more activity suggestions at this point. I have majority girly girls and they gag at the sound of sports. ::

you could do Queens vs Kings soccer. name it what you like

in the morning you can have them make tierras (sp) and crowns. then off to the ball we go.....well ok soccer field.

I do a ton of field trips, but if for some reason we can't go, we plan things like just above.

[ksmith]

You could look into renting a 15 passenger van. It may be cheaper than renting a school bus. You may also try contacting local churches and see if they have a van big enough they'd like to rent out. What about public transportation?

[daycare]

You could look into renting a 15 passenger van. It may be cheaper than renting a school bus. You may also try contacting local churches and see if they have a van big enough they'd like to rent out. What about public transportation?

I think the issue with this is will you have enough insurance coverage? I spend a pretty penny each month to make sure that I am covered very well. BUT as we all know, enough is never enough. I am not trying to be a downer, just trying to point out the realities of it.

I would not put a child in the car if I did not have the proper insurance or carseats necessary to keep them all safe.

Field Trips are a huge liability, but I still do them and love doing them

[AllDeezBabies]

you could do Queens vs Kings soccer. name it what you like

in the morning you can have them make tierras (sp) and crowns. then off to the ball we go.....well ok soccer field.

I do a ton of field trips, but if for some reason we can't go, we plan things like just above.

Haha::, I like that idea. Will it work with 3 boys 8, 3, and 2 and the rest girls??? Even my own children are girls. The boys are seriously outnumbered. They domesticate every thing the boys do. The Imaginext castle even has ponies and baby cribs in it now.

I'm open to other suggestions though. What else do you guys do. :confused:

[daycare]

Haha::, I like that idea. Will it work with 3 boys 8, 3, and 2 and the rest girls??? Even my own children are girls. The boys are seriously outnumbered. They domesticate every thing the boys do. The Imaginext castle even has ponies and baby cribs in it now.

I'm open to other suggestions though. What else do you guys do. :confused:

I have the opposite of you... I have two girls and 12 boys........ so I know what you are dealing with. HOwever, I find that the girls don't mind the boys stuff, where the boys seem to mind the girls stuff....

I have a ton of things that we do that I never really gear towards "sex" just fund things.

Like.....letting the kids pick a theme, have parents pitch in with any supplies they would like to give and have a fun week theme from it.

ONe of the best ones we throw is a pirate themed week...OMG so much fun....
THe zoo one is another good one too, and we never even leave the house for it....

[slyredcid]

field trips

don't forget you may be required to have a chaufeurs(sp) license also

[AllDeezBabies]

You could look into renting a 15 passenger van. It may be cheaper than renting a school bus. You may also try contacting local churches and see if they have a van big enough they'd like to rent out. What about public transportation?

I haven't tried the churches yet. That sounds like a great idea. Looking into the rent a car places, they want $200 a day for 15 passenger vans. I think that's a little steep.

I was considering pub. trans. for some of the trips. I'm just scared of the weirdos on the main streets waiting at the bus stops.

[AllDeezBabies]

don't forget you may be required to have a chaufeurs(sp) license also

Oh really? My dad was gonna do the driving. Does that make a difference?

[AllDeezBabies]

I think the issue with this is will you have enough insurance coverage? I spend a pretty penny each month to make sure that I am covered very well. BUT as we all know, enough is never enough. I am not trying to be a downer, just trying to point out the realities of it.

I would not put a child in the car if I did not have the proper insurance or carseats necessary to keep them all safe.

Field Trips are a huge liability, but I still do them and love doing them

I have transportation insurance but it only insures my vehicles that I use for daycare transportation. When I spoke to the various rental places, they offer insurance there but it's very pricey.

[daycare]

Oh really? My dad was gonna do the driving. Does that make a difference?

I have permission forms that were done by my attorney. each family must sign one, or they cannot attend my childcare.

THe only two people that can transport the children are myself and my husband. NO one else.

[AllDeezBabies]

I have permission forms that were done by my attorney. each family must sign one, or they cannot attend my childcare.

THe only two people that can transport the children are myself and my husband. NO one else.

And see that's how I have it here. We already have forms on file for all the children. It's on the required DCFS forms and myself, husband and father does transportation.

[daycare]

And see that's how I have it here. We already have forms on file for all the children. It's on the required DCFS forms and myself, husband and father does transportation.

is it possible for you to have your asst drive herself? I do this and then just pay her gas money if its not within the city. She cannot transport daycare kids, but she takes mine with her when we go.

we do this when I don't have that many kids and my husband cant take us