7 AAC 57.565 - Transportation

(a) A child care facility that provides transportation, either directly or by use of another agency or individuals, shall meet the requirements of this section.

(b) A child care facility shall ensure appropriate use of seat restraints, as follows:

(1) each individual must be restrained with an individual seat belt or age-appropriate child safety device as required by AS 28.05.095;

(2) only one individual may occupy each seat belt or child safety device;

(3) children may not occupy the front seat if the vehicle is equipped with an operational airbag on the passenger side.

(c) A child care facility shall ensure children are transported in safe, smoke-free vehicles, as follows:

(1) each vehicle used to transport children must be in good repair, safe, and free of hazards, such as broken windows, holes in the floor or roof, or torn upholstery that allows children to remove the interior padding or hurt themselves;

(2) vehicles used to transport children in snowy, icy, or other hazardous weather conditions must be equipped with snow tires, chains, or other safety equipment as appropriate.

(d) A child care facility shall ensure safe procedures in transporting children, as follows:

(1) the driver or other adult in a vehicle shall ensure that each child younger than a kindergartner is received by a responsible individual;

(2) the facility shall develop procedures for pick-up and delivery of children; a child care center must post those procedures at the center.

Notes

7 AAC 57.565

Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178

Authority:AS 44.29.020

AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030