I am in California. My daughter goes to a daycare center/preschool. They do not own buses or vans. At our last parent meeting they spoke about organizing field trips. It totally freaked me out because my daughter is just over 2 years old, and I intend to rearface her until she's 4 (according to her growth this is more than possible).
So.... I'm constantly having to teach this place things, but I'm also a first time parent and I've never been in this situation. When my daughter was 9 months old we were in a car accident that should have killed me, and she was rearfacing in the back, escaping without a scratch or bruise or any injury whatsoever (that we know of yet). So I'm also quite a bit sensitive about this issue. Can someone tell me what the laws are regarding the different types of transportation (bus, van, parent car, something else I'm not thinking of) with regards to license (is there a certain type of license required to transport students in say a passenger van), driving records (what about checking these), and most importantly car seats?
One parent suggested that parents volunteer to drive, and another's response was, "But then you'd need car seats." Uh.... But why wouldn't you use a car seat?!
So.... I'm constantly having to teach this place things, but I'm also a first time parent and I've never been in this situation. When my daughter was 9 months old we were in a car accident that should have killed me, and she was rearfacing in the back, escaping without a scratch or bruise or any injury whatsoever (that we know of yet). So I'm also quite a bit sensitive about this issue. Can someone tell me what the laws are regarding the different types of transportation (bus, van, parent car, something else I'm not thinking of) with regards to license (is there a certain type of license required to transport students in say a passenger van), driving records (what about checking these), and most importantly car seats?
One parent suggested that parents volunteer to drive, and another's response was, "But then you'd need car seats." Uh.... But why wouldn't you use a car seat?!