• Must have written consent from parents for any transportation they provide to or arrange for children 

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• Ensure that a child is never left unattended in any motor vehicle or other form of transportation

• See to it that each child boards or leaves a vehicle from the curb side of the street
• Must secure all children in child safety seats properly installed per manufacturers recommendations, or with safety belts, as appropriate for the age of the child in accordance with the requirements of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
• Ensure that drivers and vehicles meet all Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Transportation requirements.  This includes having current registration and inspection stickers and using operators who are at least 18 years of age and hold a valid driver's license for the class of vehicle they are operating.
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

• When transportation is provided by the child care center, the driver of the vehicle may not be included in the staff/child ratio except when the only children being transported are enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade.

Additional Regulations for Family Child Care Providers (as of April 2014):

• Parents must be informed of and agree to a transportation plan
• Parents whose children receive transportation services must receive, at the time of enrollment of their children, a copy of the program's transportation plan. If the plan is amended, parents must receive a copy of the amended plan prior to its start date.
• No caregiver, employee, household member or volunteer transporting children shall operate a motor vehicle while using a mobile phone, or other electronic communication device, including hands-free devices.  All communications made or received by the driver while the motor vehicle is in use for the transportation of children must be made from a legally permitted parked position off the road.
• Daily transportation schedules must be openly displayed.