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Head Start program transportation services, provided directly or by a contracted partner, should be responsive to community needs. Use these resources to build a safe, cost-effective, and responsive transportation system.
Resource for Head Start programs on addressing transportation barriers to enrollment and attendance. Includes regulatory requirements, transportation options, and success stories to help programs serve children most in need.
Review the questions and answers (Q&A) below to find information related to transportation services in Head Start programs.
Use this resource to identify staff training issues that impact the quality of transportation services.
Outsourcing is a successful strategy for solving a variety of transportation problems. This article offers ideas that program managers and transportation coordinators can use to evaluate their cost of transportation. For example, the article suggests that partnering with a private school bus company whose expertise is pupil transportation allows the program staff to concentrate on their primary function of educating children.
When considering new vehicle purchases, program directors should understand the four basic types of buses available. Manufacturers can configure each of the four types as either a traditional school bus or as an allowable alternate vehicle (AAV). This tip sheet provides a brief description of each type.
Use this checklist to maintain a comprehensive transportation system that is safe, cost effective, and compliant with state and federal regulations.
Review requirements for providing transportation services and waiver applicability.
This standard outlines the required use or provision of school buses or allowable alternate vehicles, emergency equipment, child restraint systems, and vehicle maintenance and inspection.
This standard requires programs to consider the safety of the children it transports when planning fixed routes.
Use these resources to build a safe and cost-effective transportation system that is compliant with regulations and responsive to your community’s needs.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families
