Use this tip sheet to support families in keeping children safe in and around vehicles.

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.

Consider these strategies that help children learn socialization skills and develop safe behaviors on the bus.

Consider these strategies as you prepare for vehicle evacuation drills.

It is never safe for a child to be in or around a vehicle without adult supervision. During the warmer months of the year, unattended children left in cars are more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. Children also may suffer injury when playing alone around parked vehicles. Program staff and parents can use this resource to learn more about car safety practices that keep young children healthy.