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looking at kgk vidhya bhavan for my 4yo, mostly thinking about the bus stop handover

umber_river_8989

we're considering k.g.k. vidhya bhavan in musheerabad for our daughter, she's 4. the bus would make our mornings a lot easier. what i can't picture yet is the stop itself. who she's handed to, what happens on a day neither of us is there, how we'd even know the bus is running late. i work with kids all day and i still don't quite know what to ask here. if yours started on a bus around this age, what did you check before the first day

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  • lemon_tiffin_7349

    My daughter started on a school bus at 5, so a little older. What mattered most was knowing exactly who the attendant was and having a number that someone actually answered. We asked in writing what happens if no adult is at the stop. The answer told us a lot about how the transport was run. Have you been able to ride the route once with her?

    • linen_bookmark_4448

      The ride-along was the most useful thing for us too. My younger one did one trial ride with me sitting behind him, and that's when we realised the stop was on the wrong side of the road for us. We moved stops after that, still not sure it was the better one

  • rose_camera_7013

    The stop handover is exactly the right thing to think about at 4. We aren't on a bus yet with our son, but friends told us the first weeks felt easier once they and the child had met the attendant in person. A familiar face at the bus door does a lot ❤️

    • plum_moon_6815

      Meeting the attendant helped us as well, though I would separate two things: whether the child is comfortable, and whether the process is reliable. Our younger son settled within a week. The process took longer, mainly because there was no fixed understanding of who was allowed to receive him. Did your friends mention how that part was handled?

    • rose_camera_7013

      Replying to @plum_moon_6815

      They didn't go into that, honestly. One of them mentioned a card with a photo of whoever could receive the child, but I don't know whether that came from the school or was something they set up themselves.

    • rose_camera_7013

      Replying to @plum_moon_6815

      Will ask them this weekend.

  • willow_balcony_6065

    Is the stop close to your home or a walk away? That mattered a lot for our van.

  • pebble_puzzle_8652

    Our son is 5 and has been on a bus since last year. What I wish we had asked earlier is how parents are told about a delay, whether it is a call, a message group or an app. The first late evening was stressful only because we did not know where to look. Is there anyone near the stop who could receive her if you are both held up?

    • lagoon_bookmark_7250

      Same, mine's 10 now and I still check the bus location every evening 🤷‍♂️ It doesn't really go away

  • pebble_hammock_4485

    Small thing that helped us when ours started on the bus at 4: we kept the same person doing the stop for the first two weeks. Changing who met her confused her more than the bus did. Also find out what time the evening drop really is, versus what's on paper.

  • lemon_kettle_9563

    The part I worried about most was the evening drop on days I'm stuck at the clinic. We gave two backup names to the transport desk at our school and a copy to the attendant. Haven't needed it much, but it helps me sleep 😊

  • mellow_kettle_9814

    My worry is the same, ours is also 4 and we're still deciding bus or no bus. One thing I haven't figured out is whether she'd tell us if something bothered her on the ride. She barely tells us what she ate at school.

    • peach_sketch_6385

      My younger one started at 4 too. We just asked him every evening who sat next to him, nothing more. Within a week he was telling us everything, including which uncle plays the radio loudest 🙂

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