WY 1.G Transportation Safety

The rules governing the transportation of children apply to all child care centers regardless of who provides the transportation service. If the child care center contracts with an outside or independent agency, the center is still responsible for making sure the transportation provider meets and maintains compliance with applicable transportation requirements.

The Following Safety Checks Should Be Conducted on a Regular Basis to Ensure

When children are being transported, the same staff-child ratios required for a child care program applies. Ratios for the youngest child in the vehicle must be maintained at all times

A first-aid kit must be located in each vehicle used on a regular basis to transport children. The first-aid kit shall be firmly mounted or otherwise secured if kept in the passenger area

Drivers don’t need a license to transport children.

The driver must be at least 21 years old and:

The transportation log must include:

Upon arrival at the destination, two members of the staff of the facility needs to mark each child off the log as the child departs the vehicle, conduct a physical inspection and visually and physically sweep the vehicle to ensure a child is not left behind in the vehicle, and include in the log signed verification that each child who was transported in the vehicle is accounted for and that the visual and physical sweeps were conducted.

Before children are transported, written permission from the parent must be obtained which must include when and where the child is to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the name of the transportation provider.

The school has a responsibility to attempt to identify these hazards, to communicate their existence to participants, and to mitigate their impact where possible.

NAC432A.290 is in regards to Telephones, insurance for protection against liability to third persons, transportation

Drivers and staff should be provided with written policies and orientation on general child passenger safety measures including: the proper use of car safety seats, booster seats, and seat belts; supervision requirements; and contingency/emergency plans.

The rules governing the transportation of children apply to all child care centers regardless of who provides the transportation service. If the child care center contracts with an outside or independent agency, the center is still responsible for making sure the transportation provider meets and maintains compliance with applicable transportation requirements.

The Following Safety Checks Should Be Conducted on a Regular Basis to Ensure

When children are being transported, the same staff-child ratios required for a child care program applies. Ratios for the youngest child in the vehicle must be maintained at all times

A first-aid kit must be located in each vehicle used on a regular basis to transport children. The first-aid kit shall be firmly mounted or otherwise secured if kept in the passenger area

Drivers don’t need a license to transport children.

The driver must be at least 21 years old and:

The transportation log must include:

Upon arrival at the destination, two members of the staff of the facility needs to mark each child off the log as the child departs the vehicle, conduct a physical inspection and visually and physically sweep the vehicle to ensure a child is not left behind in the vehicle, and include in the log signed verification that each child who was transported in the vehicle is accounted for and that the visual and physical sweeps were conducted.

Before children are transported, written permission from the parent must be obtained which must include when and where the child is to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the name of the transportation provider.

The school has a responsibility to attempt to identify these hazards, to communicate their existence to participants, and to mitigate their impact where possible.

NAC432A.290 is in regards to Telephones, insurance for protection against liability to third persons, transportation

Drivers and staff should be provided with written policies and orientation on general child passenger safety measures including: the proper use of car safety seats, booster seats, and seat belts; supervision requirements; and contingency/emergency plans.