This certification is a stringent vetting process, including fingerprinting, background checks using FBI and Department of Justice database searches, driving record checks, and in-person meetings. Every CareDriver has at least five years of care-giving experience and has passed a 15-point certification process.

If all that has alarm bells going off in parents' and educators' heads, HopSkipDrive understands, and the company assures them it has a rigorous screening procedure for its drivers. During the ride, parents receive progress alerts at each step. Before the ride, parents receive a photo profile of their CareDriver, which they can share with their child and their school. Parents can customize ride instructions with notes about carpool line, pickup, and drop-off procedures, and other details. Parents download the HopSkipDrive app or use the company's website to request rides for children who are at least 6 years old. The system works similarly to other rideshare services. The company provides transit solutions for students of all levels and abilities who may have different schedules from day to day, as well as youth in foster care and families whose school choice placements don’t fit neatly into a bus routing plan. It's already working with more than 170 schools and districts nationwide in cities in Arizona California Colorado Virginia and Washington, D.C., and made its Texas debut in Houston last month.

Part Uber, part carpool, the service launched in Dallas on September 30, billing itself as a safe and innovative transportation solution for both families and schools.

School drop-off, pickup, and all of the activities in between can be a challenge for busy families to navigate.Įnter HopSkipDrive.

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