Work in NYC? How do you handle getting Young kids to school safely.?

[Gordon_Byrne]

Originally Posted by d1poet

I'm sorry but what is Scope?

Parent/Community » Scope Education Services (http://www.scopeonline.us/childcare.html - broken link)

Not all school districts use it.

[Gordon_Byrne]

Originally Posted by d1poet

Wife and I are most probably if all goes well be moving to Levittown. We have a 3 year old and 6 month twins. For the time being My wife will be driving to my mother in laws house in Queens on way to work to drop off the kids and my oldest to Pre school. However we are looking for ideas/options on how to make the transition to moving our kids to Schools in Levittown and our commute into the city.

I have to be at work By 8am and my wife by around the same time. Anyone in a similar situation can offer some ideas on how we might be able to get our kids safely to school and still make it to work? Are there really early drop offs for the public schools in the area or services we might be able to take advantage of. I really don't want to have my children leave home on their own until they are ready. Would prefer being able to drop them off or have someone else drop them off to school if possible.

We will be in the Island Trees district.

Thoughts?

Originally Posted by llama8

I have a 2 year old and 5 month old. I live in Levittown in the Island Trees S.D. I use a licensed daycare facility. I am interested if anyone knows the answer for options when my oldest is school age and out of daycare.

Look on the Island Trees Website and search "after care"

or

go here and check page 26:

http://www.islandtrees.org/pdfs/cal1112.pdf

[Gordon_Byrne]

Originally Posted by dman72

Free at 7K? I'm seeing mid century high ranches all over the place where I'm looking that have 11K in taxes. You're getting a bargain by LI standards.

My school portion is 7K...overall I'm at 10 for a 4BR cape.

[d1poet]

Originally Posted by Gordon_Byrne

Look on the Island Trees Website and search "after care"

or

go here and check page 26:

http://www.islandtrees.org/pdfs/cal1112.pdf

Awsome. Thank you. Since drop off would be at 7 we might have to hire someone or neighbors drop kids off.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by Gordon_Byrne

My school portion is 7K...overall I'm at 10 for a 4BR cape.

Okay, so you're paying through the nose like everyone else around here. Sorry.

[Gordon_Byrne]

Originally Posted by d1poet

Awsome. Thank you. Since drop off would be at 7 we might have to hire someone or neighbors drop kids off.

No prob. Best of Luck...

[ovi8]

grats on the twins, ours are 3.5 now and just started pre-school this Sept. We looked at some pre-schools that had early drop-off, as early as 7am. This was one in Syosset but I'm sure you can find some closer to you... they exist. The biggest problem is the whole-day thing where you'll probably be home late too.