Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 10:122-9.5
Vehicle-Related Safety Practices

GEN (a) Children shall never be left unattended in a vehicle.

(b) Children shall be accepted and discharged from the curbside of the vehicle.

(c) The interior and exterior of each vehicle shall be maintained in clean and safe condition, with clear passage to operable doorx "doors:vehicle"s.

I/T (d) All vehicles that are utilized to transport children below 18 months of age shall be equipped with car seatsx "infant/toddler programs:car seats" (child passenger restraint systemsx "child passenger restraint systems") that meet Federal motor vehicle safety standards, in accordance with provisions of DMVx "Division of Motor Vehicles" law, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.2a.

EC (e) The driver shall not transport more persons, including children and adults, than:

1. The occupancy of the Type I School Busx "school bus:maximum occupancy", as indicated by the vehicle manufacturer; or

2. The occupancy of the Type II School Bus or School Vehicle or other approved vehicle, as determined by the number of operable seat beltsx "seat belts".

1. All passengers are seated and remain seated when the bus is in motion; and

I/T 2. All passengers below 18 months of age are secured in the proper restraint system, as specified in (d) above, when the bus is in motion.

1. All passengers are seated and remain seated when the vehicle is in motion; and

2. All passengers are secured in an operable seat beltx "seat belts" or proper restraint system, as specified in (d) above, when the vehicle is in motion.

(i) The driver shall conduct two emergency evacuationx "emergency evacuation:from school bus" drills each year for passengers who ride the Type I or Type II School Bus.

(j) The driver shall conduct a daily check of the vehicle, which shall include all safety equipment, to ensure that the vehicle is in sound operating condition.

(k) The driver shall conduct a check of the vehicle, after each run is completed, to ensure that no child has been left on the vehicle.

(l) Smokingx "smoking, prohibited" shall be prohibited in all vehicles when occupied by children.

EC (m) For early childhood programsx "early childhood programs:discharge of children from vehicle", the driver or additional adult(s) shall ensure that each child discharged from the vehicle is received by his or her parentx "parent:receiving child discharged from vehicle" or person designated by a child's parent.

SA (n) For school-age child care programsx "school-age child care programs:discharge of children from vehicle", the following shall apply:

1. When children are being transported in a vehicle other than a Type I School Busx "school bus:discharge of children from" or Type II School Bus, the center shall comply with one of the following options:

   i. The center shall ensure that each child discharged from the vehicle is received by his or her parent or person designated by the child's parent;

   ii. The center shall ensure that each child is boarded onto and discharged from the vehicle on the same side of the roadway as the child's home or other destination or point of origin; or

   iii. The center shall have one adult on the vehicle in addition to the driver who shall accompany each child when crossing a roadway upon boarding or when being discharged from the vehicle.

2. When kindergartenx "kindergarten:discharge of children from vehicle" or pre-kindergarten children are being transported in a Type I School Bus or Type II School Bus, the center shall comply with one of the options specified in 1i, ii or iii above.

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