1. Daycare Procedures We hope you will gain a better understanding of how daycare bus transportation works.

2. 1st Rule of Transportation The distance from your home to the school must be more than 1 ½ miles to qualify for school bus transportation. 1.5 miles

3. 2nd Rule of Transportation The distance from your daycare to the school must be more than 1 ½ miles to qualify for school bus transportation. 1.5 miles **If your home address does not qualify, you are not eligible to daycare transportation.**

4. Basic Rule of Transportation Exceptions Railroad tracks, bridges, and roads with high traffic counts may qualify for an exception under the Illinois Department of Transportation.

5. Basic Rule of Transportation Interventions Crossing guards at the busy corners and at the school can assist with traffic control to help students safely cross the street.

6. What happens when my child is sent to a different school? Same rules apply. Neighborhood School Bi-lingual Magnet Special Program Special Education

7. Waukegan School District bus stop exception to the rule. Unsupervised children will be reported to the principal and returned to school. Kindergarten and Pre K Adult supervision is REQUIRED !

8. How do I request a change in my child’s transportation? The school will forward your request to the District Transportation Office, if necessary. School District Transportation Office

9. Then what happens? Approval or Denial information will be returned to the school. School District Transportation Office

10. How do I request daycare transportation? Applications are normally processed within 5-7 days. District website www.wps60.org District Transportation Office School Complete a daycare request application Pick up an application at the

11. What do I do with the application? Applications are normally processed within 5-7 days. School Return the daycare request application

12. Application process New Transportation may take up to one week before starting. District Transportation Office School Application Approval or Denial Information

13. Example 1 Attending your neighborhood school The school, your home, and the daycare must all be in the same attendance zone. Daycare Provider School Attendance Boundary School Home Not Eligible for consideration Daycare Provider

14. Example 2 Attending a school outside your neighborhood school zone The daycare can be in either schools’ attendance zone. Daycare Provider Neighborhood School Attendance Boundary School Home Not Eligible for consideration Daycare Provider Enrolled School Attendance Boundary School Daycare Provider

15. Example 3 Enrolled in a Special Education Program The I.E.P. will determine the transportation needs of the student. Daycare Provider Neighborhood School Attendance Boundary School Home Eligible for consideration Daycare Provider Enrolled School Attendance Boundary School Daycare Provider