1303.74 Safety procedures.
Programs must ensure children who receive transportation services are taught safe riding practices, including procedures for boarding and leaving the vehicle, recognizing danger zones, and emergency evacuation.
Transportation Services
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.
1303.73 Trip routing.
This standard requires programs to consider the safety of the children it transports when planning fixed routes.
1303.71 Vehicles.
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.
1303.75 Children with disabilities.
Head Start programs that provide transportation services must ensure its buses or allowable alternate vehicles are adapted or designed for children with disabilities, as necessary.