Originally Posted by CityGarden:
I have noticed parents will sit in the car and read a book to their child or will walk the block if they arrive early so I started putting a basket of books on the porch along with sturdy child size chairs so they can read to their child on the porch as a transition prior to coming in - I use the same method as my pick up transition to hand them back off to their parents. ( I would like to invest in a nice porch bench but it is not at the top of my wish list so will be purchased eventually.)
if your willing to diy: these two are easy builds. We have both in our back yard. Were under $50 to build.
http://www.ana-white.com/2017/06/DIY...ge-porch-bench
http://www.ana-white.com/2011/11/front-porch-bench