Ok I am openning in July and feel quite ready and confident in all areas accept for the dreaded "emergency situation" I have my first aid and cpr. When my son was in a home daycare the emergency plan was to call 911, call guardians and send the child in ambulance with all health and contact info so that the guardians could meet at the hospital and the caregiver would stay at the home with the other children...I hate the thought of sending a toddler or baby for that matter to a hospital via ambulance with no one they know........In my opinion this is the only way though as parents no longer want a daycare provider driving their children around these days (from speaking with friends and other care providers I have gathered that) and it would waste precious time and risk driving in panic mode with a van full of kids who don't really comprehend what's going on....Opinions please, should I go with my gut and follow the rules that I learned from others? Thanks for any experience or opinions as this is so so important. Note that I am obviously one of the home daycares that does not believe in driving around with other people's children because of all the insensitive drivers out in the world today. I am fortunate to have things of interest in safe walking distance.

Erinn