i had to be there at 4am. just call ahead and schedule someone to pick you up wherever you're staying at a hotel.
if you are staying with the parents and driving down, good luck. i personally would not want to get up super early and drive myself to the start.. counting or numbers.
in order to see if your child has achieved the goal of this lesson, get three of the same type of object (sea shells, rocks, toys or coins) and have them count them for you. then, lay down only two objects and ask them to count how many you have. 