What to do here?

[TheLongWalk]

2 kids, both were at the same school.
One now got into a better school.
This is causing problems with the nanny. She has to collect one at 2.50PM and take the bus (destination about 5 minutes away but school traffic makes it more like 10-15) and walk 20 minutes with the youngest child to collect the eldest for 3.10PM. School are understanding about her being late but youngest child complains the whole way about walking and said it isn't working to the nanny.
Trying to get the second child into the school but still waiting to hear back, what would make this easier? Just finding someone new who drives?

presuming nanny driving is not feasible is there a parent (or 2) that could help you pick up your eldest and maybe meet halfway?
even a couple of days a week would be an improvement.

and get younger child a scooter. much easier than walking, faster too

Could you get a scooter for youngest to speed up the walk and reduce the complaining.

Work on a better solution if you don’t get them into the new school. Anyone else pick up the youngest and bring them home while the nanny gets the eldest?

After school club at school one to have the youngest and pick up in a different order?

We don't know many new people at the school so asking for lifts is difficult.
Scooter may help although nanny will end up carrying all the bags but small price to pay I guess for just getting there in peace.
Thing with after school club is if we did that then we have no need for the nanny really but that may be our only option.

After school club?

Scooters with rucksacks?

Surely the nanny does what you pay her to do?

How old is the youngest child?

I mean, most kids have to walk a little way home (my dc take 20-25 mins walking home) so I can’t see how 20 mins is killing them

Could the nanny just not ignore the younger child's moaning about walking ?

Isn't the nanny paid to deal with the child, and can't you tell the youngest child to stop the moaning?

Taxi in between the schools?

Wasn't my nanny who said it wasn't working, was the youngest child.
Youngest child is 7.

They might stop moaning once they get used to the new system. A 20 min walk is perfectly reasonable at that age.

Wasn't my nanny who said it wasn't working, was the youngest child. Youngest child is 7.

FGS. Tell the child to stop moaning and deal with it. A short walk is good for them.

Stop pandering to the 7 year old and tell them to buck up

Tbh I think it's bad that your making the school wait. It's your problem to solve and yet you are disrupting their day by starting something that was always going to mean dc1 is late getting picked up. With those timings you are always going to be 10 minutes late. There is a certain level of entitlement to think that someone else will just absorb your problem for you.
You need to book DC 1 into after school club and then the nanny and dc2 can make their way across without it being a stressful rush.

Tbh I think it's bad that your making the school wait. It's your problem to solve and yet you are disrupting their day by starting something that was always going to mean dc1 is late getting picked up. With those timings you are always going to be 10 minutes late. There is a certain level of entitlement to think that someone else will just absorb your problem for you.
You need to book DC 1 into after school club and then the nanny and dc2 can make their way across without it being a stressful rush

Totally agree with this. Practical arrangements should have been considered when you changed his school and you can't expect a school to fit around your timings on a permanent basis.

Tbh since my dd started school my ds (who was 2yo at the time) has been walking about 30 minutes to collect his big sister. Now he is nearly 7 and still does is twice a day as she is at a different school to him.

However, when your only plan is to be consistently 15/20 minutes late to collect your child from school then you need a better plan. Is there an after school club for the 7yo so the other one can be collected in peace and the 7yo picked up on the way back home (it sounds like you live nearer their school).

A scooter/ rucksack for 7yo sounds like a possible good suggestion.
However, if it were me, my priority would be explaining to the child that we sometimes have to do things we don’t want to do.
Taking a 15-20 minute journey once per day is not too much hassle, even for a child.

The school are fine with the later pick ups. They are there anyway and understand our situation.
The school is so good, it could not be turned down. If the nanny drove it would solve all the issues. We didn't need her to drive beforehand as both kids were at the same school, now circumstances have changed.

My DS is 8 and I cannot drive. School is a 30 minute walk away and we do the walk twice a day in all weathers. He doesn't moan. So as a parent I'd be telling the 7 year old to stop moaning.

Read your post again. Would skipping the bus and just walking the whole way not be more efficient in terms of time? What is the actual distance?

Surely the extra exercise is a good thing for the 7 year old?

It is quite difficult for the little one as she doesn't like walking and it's quite a lot to ask at the end of a school day especially at a fast pace.
The walk would be too much if they skipped the bus.
Really wish we had picked a nanny that drove but didn't know at the time that this would happen.

Your 7 year old will get used to the walk pretty quickly and it's healthy for her. Of course she will moan about it but that doesn't mean it's not good for her!

Little one..

They are 7. Tell them walking is healthy even after school

I bet if they went to the park after school they would run around and play no problem. Just whinging because it isn’t what they want to do