Keeping Children Safe in Vehicles
Use this tip sheet to support families in keeping children safe in and around vehicles.
When it comes to transportation safety for Head Start programs, good planning and adherence to the safety plan are essential. Use these resources to improve safety practices, including emergency vehicle evacuation procedures.
Use this tip sheet to support families in keeping children safe in and around vehicles.
Active supervision helps programs create safe learning environments by taking a systematic approach to child supervision. This webinar introduces the concept and tips for implementing active supervision strategies.
Program directors and transportation coordinators can use this resource to observe the driving performance of bus drivers.
Consider these action items when you address your program’s transportation security and safety risks.
Use these resources to improve communication and safety practices throughout your program’s transportation system.
Use these resources to manage and train transportation staff and create safe, nurturing learning environments on buses and other modes of transportation.
To keep children safe, early care education settings can develop plans to reduce the risk of hazards. Learn to identify risks and discover how it is key to develop protocols as part of regular program operations.
Programs must comply with transportation regulations if they decide to transport children. This resource may be used by Head Start staff to better understand federal requirements for program transportation services.
Children are safer when transportation teams work together and communicate well. Explore this fact sheet to discover many of the issues teams are likely to face. Also, learn more about active supervision strategies to keep children safe on buses.
Consider these strategies that help children learn socialization skills and develop safe behaviors on the bus.