I got an 8 seater Montana van two years ago - best investment EVER! I love the freedom it offers and the isolation during cold wet months is no longer a factor in my program cause we can get out in the rain and extreme cold!

Like any contract changeyou run the risk of it being a deal breaker for certain clients and adding transport is no different - however if this is something you NEED to be able to do for your daughters schooling you DO IT and find clients who it WILL be ok with

None of my clients had an issue with the addition and none of my new ones either ... to show them that 'safety' is my utmost concern I show them my 'insurance ryder' that proves I am covered to transport children on my ryder, I took the Carseat Installer and Safety Technician to become a 'certified car seat installer' so that I prove I have the skills to install seats properly for each age group and i continue to volunteer at carseat clinics so that I keep that skill up to date. I drew up and amended 'field trip consent forms' to include the 'van' and a place for clients where they have to choose which carseat option and direction based on their child's age, weight and height and the options my carseats have - aka I can rear face to 35 pounds if they want, I can forward face to 4feet9inches and 65 pounds in a 5 point harness and I have one 'high back booster' position for children over 40 pounds and 40 inches and ideally over 4 years of age....this helps to ease concern that a child might be place in an 'incorrect' seat or position in the car.

As for how 'far' I go ... I travel pretty much anywhere within the city limits to attend playgroups and various parks or museums and so forth on the 'standard consent' form which means we can do this at 'anytime without prior notice' to clients - they are spontaneous trips and in addition we have taken FULL DAY field trips to greater distances however with 'additional prewarned consent' from parents because it means taking the highway and so forth ... to a Farm, Maple Sugar bush, a Butterfly Conservatory, a kick ass children's museum in a neighboring city and so forth - I have yet to have anyone say NO however that could be because my policy clearly states that if the 'majority' vote to attend something those clients in the minority are free to keep their child HOME however since the program is open and offering service payment is still required cause I do not want to take a pay cut for doing something FUN for kids and I do not want to not be able to do something FUN because one client has transport issues so chances are people with transport issues have just not signed on with me due to that policy