You may find it helpful to consider questions other parents have asked about their child's transportation to preschool when you are exploring options to meet both your child's transportation needs and your family's concerns about transportation.
1. Are child safety seats or wheelchair locks available to accommodate my child's travel
needs?
2. Are child safety seats or wheelchair locks used each time my child rides the in a
vehicle?
3. Does the vehicle have seat belts? Who is going to buckle and unbuckle my child's seat
Belt? Do I need to supply a car seat?
4. If child safety seats are not available, will the program provide one for my child?
5. If I choose to provide a safety seat for my child, will it be used only for my child each time
he/she is transported?
6. Will an aide accompany the driver on each trip?
7. If my child has special medical problems that might require immediate attention, is the aide trained to provide the necessary care?
8. If there is an emergency on the vehicle, how can someone call for help?
9. Is someone on the transportation vehicle responsible for placing my child on and off the
vehicle?
10. Does the person from the transportation vehicle assist my child from the vehicle to the
classroom?
11. Are all family members and other caregivers who may be meeting my child known to the
driver?
12. Is there a procedure in place for releasing my child only to persons I have named?
13. Is the amount of time my child will spend being transported to and from the program
reasonable for his/her age?
14. If I desire can I drive my child to and from the program instead of having him/her ride in
the transportation vehicle?
15. If the program does not provide transportation, will I be reimbursed for my transportation
expenses?
16. In case of bad weather, will I be notified of changes in my child's transportation schedule?
17. Do I have the name and phone number of the transportation company?
18. What is the age range of children riding together on the bus?
19. Does the driver have a current commercial driver's license (CDL) or an appropriate license to operate the vehicle?
20. Does the transportation provider share driver safety records?
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