Hop does DC get to and from school?

[ilfaith]

How do your kids get to and from school?

[egoldber]

Last year older DD was in before and after care at the local elementary. We drove her every day. We live in walking distance, so occasionally we walked, but mainly I picked her up on the way home from work and DH dropped off on the way to take younger DD to daycare.

Right now we are trying to decide what to do for this year. She is going to a new school and currently is enrolled in the before and after care there. But we may switch her to a before and after care program that is at younger DD's daycare. There is a school bus that goes there, so we would not have to pay for transport and the cost is equivalent.

[gatorsmom]

I said other because we use the bus and drive. This year and last, Cha Cha, who's in preschool, started school 30 minutes after Gator. They go to the same school but the bus service isn't for preschoolers, only K-8th. So, DH drops off Gator and Cha Cha at school on his way to work. Cha Cha does 30 minutes of before care and then goes to preschool. Last year I'd pick him up after preschool was out at 11am. Then Gator took the bus home. This year, the morning will be the same, but I'll pick the boys up 3 afternoons per week. Cha cha gets out of school 30 minutes after Gator and can't take the bus (because he's still in preschool) so I will pick them both up. Next year, Cha cha will be in Kindergarten and they can both take the bus in the morning AND the afternoon, unless one of them is in an afterschool activity.

[caleymama]

Both DDs take the bus to elementary school. The bus stop is probably 75 yards from the end of our driveway - about a 1 minute walk.

[elliput]

DD will ride the bus. As a special education student, she gets door to door service.

[Gena]

DD will ride the bus. As a special education student, she gets door to door service.

Same for DS. The bus picks up/ drops off at the bottom of our driveway. DS loves it.

[Corie]

There is a bus that comes to our neighborhood and picks up the kids at a
central location. (Our neighborhood is only 11 homes so it's very small.)
The pick-up and drop-off location happens to be our neighbor's driveway.

I will probably pick up my daughter after school this year. Her bus ride
home is going to be almost an hour and that is too long.

[KHF]

DD will be in before and after care at our current daycare center. They will take her and pick her up in their van.

[BillK]

Our elementary school is one block from our house so we'll be walkers when Zach starts kindergarten this Fall. It's k thru 4th grade and the school I went to as a kid.

[citymama]

You need a "we take public transit" option!