Transport Policy
17.0 Transport Policy
As a Childminder, there will be times I will be transporting children in my car or on public transport. In order to ensure the safety of the children and myself, I have the following procedures in place:
- I obtain parents’ permission in the Childminding contract to take children on outings.
- I hold a current driving license.
- My car is fully taxed and insured for business purposes.
- I have car seats appropriate to each child which they must use at all times. These meet European standards and are correctly fitted and checked regularly.
- Where public transport vehicles have seat belts, these will be used.
- If it is necessary for me to use a taxi to transport the children, only registered taxi firms will be used.
- Children will never be left unattended in the car at any time. The one exception is when I have a pre-school collection in Villierstown Montessori school and school children in the car since taking school children inside is not feasible.