School Bus Safety Practices
This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses school bus safety practices.
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Transportation
Head Start programs are not required to provide transportation services. However, when they do provide those services, they must comply with key regulations. Explore these resources to support programs in the safe and efficient movement of children from one point to another. Find materials on transportation services, coordination options, vehicles, child safety restraints, and other requirements. Learn how to develop transportation systems that are consistent with service area needs and comply with state and federal regulations.
Requirements for Program Transportation Services
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.
Active Supervision on Buses
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.
Directions for Bus Sign-in Sheet
Families depend on programs to keep their children safe at all times. This includes when they travel to and from the program by bus. This sample sign-in sheet has a written attendance log that staff and family members can sign every time a child gets on and off the bus. There is also a space on the sheet for a photo of each child. The photos help staff with name-to-face recognition, so they always release the right child to an authorized adult. These simple injury prevention strategies can help staff account for all children who ride the bus.
Encouraging Safe Behavior on Buses
Consider these strategies that help children learn socialization skills and develop safe behaviors on the bus.
Transportation Security and Safety
Consider these action items when you address your program’s transportation security and safety risks.
Vehicle Evacuation Drills
Consider these strategies as you prepare for vehicle evacuation drills.
A Conversation About Transportation Safety
Watch this webinar to learn about the importance of transportation safety for children in Head Start programs.
Keeping Children Safe in and Around Cars
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.
Transportation Q&A
Review the questions and answers (Q&A) below to find information related to transportation services in Head Start programs.
