I am a single mom and my son will be starting Kindergarten in the fall....I am excited but at the same time I don't know how I am going to do it. He is going for a couple hours a day and that means I have to pick him up and drop him off. I work full time and won't be able to do that...how can I get him transportation to and from school?
2007-05-10 03:29:01 · 19 answers · asked by ~GiRLiE~ 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I had the same issue here when 1/2 day kindgergarten was still in effect. (my son was the last class through it). There is no bus for you? He went to early morning, then the YMCA picked him up and took him to their facilites until I could pick him up at 6:00 p.m.
2007-05-15 16:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by inzbrkqt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spend a lot of time volunteering in my daughter's Kindergarten class and reading and writing on the first grade level is more the norm than the exception. I agree with others who wrote that there is so much more to Kindergarten than this. All kids need experience problem solving with their peers, following directions, transitioning throughout the day, etc. etc. My daughter has done things in art and music that she is extremely proud of. She's learned so much about culture from being around her peers. Personally, I'm a fan of 1/2 day Kindergarten. After all, they're going there 5 days a week and they're only 5 years old!
2016-05-19 22:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, don't worry everything will be fine, said the teacher. Your child comes home and tells you nothing about the day he has had. Transportation is usually not a problem for the schools. Try finding good, not adequate but good daycare and make sure that you and your child feel comfortable within the home or place that he is going to be after he gets out of school. I also have a child in Kindergarten and she loves it but the first few days were rough for me because I wasn't ready for it. Letting go is harder for a parent than it is for the child.
2007-05-16 15:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by rhcp1998 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what arrangements you have for your son's care after school... but you should contact your school and find out what kind of after school care they offer. At my son's school, they have after school care that kids can go to (obviously for a fee) from either 12-3, or 3-6, or a full 12-6. Its right in my child's school, so the kids go right from their kindergarten class over to the after school care classroom. At another school that does this, they have a busing system that takes the kids from kindergarten over to their afterschool care.
I think calling the school is the best way to start. Trust me, there is no way you are the only person in this situation, and I'm sure they have possible solutions for you. Good luck!!
2007-05-10 05:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Mom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if this could be done through your childcare provider (some places such as Kinder Care and private programs have this service). Failing that, I'd enlist the help of a trustworthy friend or relative who could provide transportation.
Also, contact the school and get involved with the PTA--that will also give you a new network, and perhaps someone there might be able to help out or at least point you in the right direction.
I've walked a mile in your shoes, and understand your difficulties and concerns, so I hope you'll be able to find a workable solution.
2007-05-10 03:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The school my kids go to offers an all day every other day Kindergarten, see if yours does or check for another they may at a different elementary school. There is a day care here that will bus the kids back and forth but of course that cost more.
2007-05-10 05:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by Miss Coffee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some daycares have buses that will pick them up and drop them off. Some kindergarten's are associated with the public school and have before and after school programs. Ask the school district.
2007-05-16 11:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by newmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find some one that you can trust if you can and tell them that you would consider paying them if they can pick up your son for you... find a home day care that can watch him for you until you get out of work... maybe they can pick him up for you to. Im kind of going through the same thing right now.... I know how it is but I work full time and I go to school at night full time. Find a parent that goes to the school with your child that's maybe a stay at home mom and see if she would not mind picking up your son the same time she does hers and maybe she can keep him for you until you get off... they can do homework together... what ever, don't give up until you find something that can work for you, and sometimes you have to sacrifice to get.
2007-05-10 03:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you called the school and talk to someone in the office? Sometimes they might offer a bus ride or sometimes you can involve him in the YMCA or maybe you could check programs in your local area and they watch the kids before or after sometimes both and pick them up or drop them off. Sometimes they are even at the school or very close to them. Just it out or ask the school if they know of any programs. . . Good Luck
2007-05-15 10:36:05 · answer #9 · answered by galaxzy_angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enroll him in a day care center that can come pick him up as soon as he gots out of school. That way he can be at the center with other children until you get off work and are ready to go and pick him up. Day care centers will usually have someone come and pick the children up in a bus and transport them back.
2007-05-10 03:34:34 · answer #10 · answered by debbie_75052 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋