Daycare Field Trips

[AllDeezBabies]

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

I don't think she would mind. I can definitely ask. That will greatly reduce the number of seats that need to be filled.

[Lianne]

I only ever have 5 in care at a time but I don't own a vehicle. We get around town on the city bus. I carry the youngest (18mos) in a wrap on my back, push three in the sit and stand (2.5yrs standing on wake board, 22mos sitting in the front & 22mos sitting on the jump seat) and the 5th child walks (3.5yrs). On our buses there are two spaces designated for strollers or wheelchairs. If one of these is vacant we can leave the stroller unfolded with kids in it although I have the 2.5yr old sit with the 3.5yr old.

Sometimes (this week in fact) a friend can lend me their car if they're out of town. If I have few enough kids to fit in the car then we get out and do something unusual for us. Tomorrow we're going to the local zoo and today we went to a new park thats too far to walk to.

[Cradle2crayons]

Last summer, yes I'm nuts, me and husband took our small two, his middle two, and my five daycare kids and one other parent to New Orleans for a huge day trip.

We rented a vehicle. Parents contributed $15 a family for that. Parents paid ticket fees etc and sent each kid with $15 and a sack lunch.

IT WAS A BLAST.

This summer, we are planning a day trip down to either mobile or Gulfport to play in the beaches. We plan on renting again. It was so worth it. From what I remember last year, it cost us about $100 bucks to rent the van. We used hertz and we got unlimited mileage. The gas wasn't terrible.

Other than that, we spend most of the summer at the local state park with our RV. We arrive here in the morning and pick up the kiddos and return Em in the afternoon. We have life vests for everyone and my husband loves to entertain them in his little boat.

I made them each cane poles from my dads cane patch. I have about ten of them and they are kids sized.

Matter of fact, we have already reserved a spot for when husband returns from offshore in two weeks. We are delayed this year because husband was offshore six weeks and then just got home last week and then was called out on something important enough they FLEW him via helicopter, so our plans had to change.

I mention all this at interview and I think that's why I have a wait list.

Parents around here love that I offer so many fun things because we are all rural rednecks.

[originalkat]

I have parents sign up to drive on field trips. I have 10 kids (including my two kids) and my vehicle can fit 6. Our state allows parents to drive as long as they have proper insurance.

[tjones34]

I'm new to the field trips too. So I'm doing public transportation and my substitute is coming along as well