Parent Dropping Off Right At Bus Run Time

Glad your reminder to her helped with her drop off time. I agree if she is going to drop off at the time you do bus run the child needs to be ready to go.

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Originally Posted by Daycare Momma

If she seems to struggle with the time again I will suggest she bring him fully dressed for outdoors. Some parents don't seem to like this as they have to continually adjust their car seat straps since for most other times in the car the child doesn't need snowpants when they're just going from house to car and then car to house or other warm building. We'll see how it goes.

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Point out that a few tugs of a car seat harness adjuster is a lot easier than you having to undress and redress a child. :-)

I certainly don't want to turn this thread into a debate about car safety. But it's actually unsafe to have a small child in a car seat while wearing a big winter coat and snow pants. So this may be a reason why the mom doesn't want to have her child all bundled up for the car ride over. Hopefully she continues to come earlier like she did today.

I have a rule that if they arrive within the 15 mins before we leave for the school run, they have to dress their child themselves in the winter gear. My own kids have been late for school many times due to unprepared parents. In the winter it takes longer for the school walk, so I have them in my garage and strapped into the stroller earlier with the front door locked, so if a parent arrives, they have to get ready fast, or we leave. No discussion. Once they get left behind once, they learn their lesson. The parent must dress the child, and be ready to go. You can't have the kids miss the bus!

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Originally Posted by MommaL

I certainly don't want to turn this thread into a debate about car safety. But it's actually unsafe to have a small child in a car seat while wearing a big winter coat and snow pants. So this may be a reason why the mom doesn't want to have her child all bundled up for the car ride over. Hopefully she continues to come earlier like she did today.

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I remove coats and leave snow pants on. They tend to not be bulky enough to interfere with straps. If the kids don't have snow pants on they just wear a fleece sweater under coat and remove coats when we get in and pop them back on when we get out. I also have the kids remove their boots when they get in. Takes a few extra minutes but keeps the car clean and the kids safe. I can't imagine being in a full snow suit in a heated car. I personally unzip my own coat so it is out of the way of my seat belt...and I still find it warm!

Well as far as I'm concerned this parent knows the provider does a bus run so be there on time with the kid ready to go or wait till the provider comes back .... It will only take one or two times of a parent being inconvenienced for them to get it together but until it interferes with their schedule nothing will change