You’d have to recruit drivers that also have a background in child care which doesn’t sound too difficult
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Uber for kids is really an idea i would strongly not recommend.
i like it in theory, but in practice this is a legal minefield. go start a business absolutely, but i strongly encourage you to avoid this particular one.
- police checks - that doesn't mean the drivers wont do anything
- what happens in a car crash
- what happens if the driver has a temper and the kids start crying or being disruptive and the driver looses it?
- what happens if the driver goes to the wrong location
- what happens is whoever is meant to pickup isnt there or is the wrong person
- what happens if the kids puke in the back of the car
- what happens if the kid has a medical emergency in the car
- depending on how young how do you deal with carseats
- what happens to the driver if they get stopped by the cops for speeding, with two random kids in the back and detained an the kids dont even know their home tel number or address.
there are so many variables that could go wrong even in a softplay kids club, let alone in a 'freelancers' car, even if they are verified and have a camera in the car.
The biggest problem is how to mitigate the risk as delivering children through an agency may be seen as risky by the parents.
This OP.
Lots of legality stuff.
It’s not Uber where the customers are adults and are held accountable for their actions, etc.
Nannies already do this.
For all the concerns about this idea... School buses are literally Uber for kids on a large scale.
Seems to me that many of the "problems" have been addressed by that industry.
I hate Uber.
50/50 chance I’m going to be saying prayers the whole time that we don’t get in an accident due to their insane driving.
But Uber is not like school buses, and these are questions that speak to exactly why my kids will NEVER be on a school bus.
- Did they ever get seat belts?
- Does anybody monitor the kids?
- Who are the bus drivers?
- Who are the other kids?
- Is the bus track-able by me on my phone?
- When were the suspension, brakes, and tires last checked and what’s their parameter for “passing”.
- What if my kid has an emergency, what happens?
Half of your questions seem like you don't think the school district knows about liability and the rest make you seem like a helicopter parent.
If you feel that strongly about a bus, you should homeschool
I’d disagree. If that person feels that strongly, I’d advise them to let other people help raise and round their children. Drop them off so they experience the world in a relatively safe manner before the scary part starts.
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This is a great question, and where I live someone has a service for just that. It seems to do well. Another guy teaches student drivers, and has an entire fleet of cars with instructors now.
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Yeah this is very tricky. One problem: most well-trained nannies won't get paid enough to make it worth it. It's already hard to find a good candidate to drive your kids to activities, because that's only 1-2 hours of work tops, and it means the nanny isn't able to take another job. After-school is prime nanny time, and a good nanny charges ~$27 an hour on average. So they'd rather take a 3-4 hour job that doesn't require constant driving vs 1-2 hours of pick-up/drop-off.
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