I would have made her sign it regardless of her feelings right from the get-go. What if your daughter was sick at school, or there was an emergency. Without that consent, you can't go anywhere in a vehicle with her child.

But at this point I would just lay it out there. "I have to drive dd back and forth to school and with this heat we will be taking the car to the park instead of walking. I'll need you to sign the permission to travel consent form by Monday"

This gives her the weekend to mull it over and get it back to you. having her find alternate care just for field trip days doesn't really sound reasonable because you'd have to have your schedule down and sometimes that is hard.

When parents ask if we go places I say yes, if they don't like they find alternate care. Having them keep their children home on field trip days are not an option for my daycare. Our field trips are generally spur of the moment. (I just decided this morning that we're going to the farm)

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