Child Passenger Safety Education
Funded with a grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, this program provides training classes and car seat fitting stations to parents and other caregivers of babies and toddlers as well as car seat technician certification courses for safety and health professionals.
We operate six car seat fitting stations throughout the five boroughs where families can come by appointment to have a certified car seat technician show them the correct way to install and use their car seats. Safety seats are given free of charge to low income families who cannot afford to purchase them. We also sponsor car seat checks and training workshops at shopping centers, hospitals, health clinics, and WIC centers. Car seat checks and informational materials are offered in both English and Spanish.
We have certified car seat technicians who operate car seat checks and training workshops for child caregivers. We have also provided certification training to over 100 injury prevention professionals at hospitals and other agencies. Technicians attend a 4 day training course to be certified by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.