(a) Each agency must provide training for parents and children in
pedestrian safety. The training provided to children must be developmentally
appropriate and an integral part of program experiences. The need for an adult
to accompany a preschool child while crossing the street must be emphasized in
the training provided to parents and children. The required transportation and
pedestrian safety education of children and parents, except for the bus
evacuation drills required by paragraph (d) of this section, must be provided
within the first thirty days of the program year.
(b) Each agency providing transportation services, directly or through
another organization or an individual, must ensure that children who receive
such services are taught:
(1) safe riding practices;
(2) safety procedures for boarding and leaving the vehicle;
(3) safety procedures in crossing the street to and from the vehicle at
stops;
(4) recognition of the danger zones around the vehicle; and
(5) emergency evacuation procedures, including participating in an
emergency evacuation drill conducted on the vehicle the child will be
riding.
(c) Each agency providing transportation services must provide training for
parents that:
(1) emphasizes the importance of escorting their children to the vehicle
stop and the importance of reinforcing the training provided to children
regarding vehicle safety; and
(2) complements the training provided to their children so that safety
practices can be reinforced both in Head Start and at home by the
parent.
(d) Each agency providing transportation services must ensure that at least
two bus evacuation drills in addition to the one required under paragraph
(b)(5) of this section are conducted during the program year.
(e) Each agency providing transportation services must develop activities
to remind children of the safety procedures. These activities must be
developmentally appropriate, individualized and be an integral part of the
Head Start or Early Head Start program activities.