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Starting Out Safely

Victoria’s early childhood road safety education program

Funded by VicRoads delivered by Early Learning Association Australia 2018

childroadsafety.org.au

0 -1 2 year olds killed or seriously injured 2 0 1 6

Passengers 7 2 Pedestrians 2 4 Cyclists 4

(VicRoads Road Crash Information System as at 1 January 2017) * Includes 1 unknown

Total 108*

All claim s involving hospitalisation for 0 -1 7 year olds 2 0 1 6

Source TAC

W hy children are at risk?

Research suggests that road related incidents involving children

• ften occur because

children are still developing the skills needed for safe road use, for example, visual timing judgements.

Children as road users

Children as Pedestrians Children as Passengers Children as Cyclists

Children as pedestrians

Starting Out Safely

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Children as pedestrians in early childhood education and care

Children as pedestrians

Is there a safe place for families to walk into the service? Are children and families actively encouraged to hold hands when walking near roads and driveways?

Children as passengers

carseatssavelives.com.au

Child restraint best practice

W hen is a child ready for an adult seatbelt?

Research recommends that children travel in a booster seat until they can achieve good seatbelt fit (approx. 145 cm tall1)

• 1. References: (Bilston and Sagar, 2007; Brown and Bilston, 2009)

W hen is a child ready for an adult seatbelt?

The 5 step test

Do not leave children in cars

In Victoria, it is illegal to leave a child unattended in a vehicle. The fine is $3,690

• r a maximum of 6

months jail.

Children, Youth and Families Act (2005) Section 494 Page 386

education.vic.gov.au/looklock

Children as cyclists Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injury by 60-90%

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• 1. Hazard 65, Autumn 2007. Victorian Injury

Surveillance and Applied Research System. MUARC

W hat is road safety education? Developing children’s knowledge, attitude and behaviours for safe road use To be effective, road safety education must match the child or young person’s stage

• f development and

level of independence as a road user.

Responding to road safety in early childhood education and care Structures

That support road safety education. Policies and procedures that support compliance and keep children safe.

Practices

That support road safety education. Pedagogical practices that support children to be safe road users.

Structures for road safety

Regulations, Law , NQS, QI P and approved fram ew orks

Structures for road safety

Road safety and safe transport policy

Road safety and safe transport policies provide evidence based guidelines and procedures to ensure that all children attending a service are

• adequately supervised at all times

including on excursions and regular outings

• kept safe as pedestrians, cyclists

and/ or passengers when arriving at or leaving the service

• able to participate in road safety

education to assist them in being and becoming safe and responsible road users. They provide the platform for innovative practice.

Towards Zero 2016//2020 Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy Action Plan “(The Government) will make sure children and families are aware of the importance of using child safety restraints and that services have safe transport policies.” Pg 22 Expect scrutiny in the future regarding your safe transport policy.

Responding to road safety in early childhood education and care Structures

That support road safety education. Policies and procedures that support compliance and keep children safe.

Practices

That support road safety education. Pedagogical practices that support children to be safe road users.

W hat are the key m essages w e are teaching children? ( intentional teaching and instructional support)

Stop! Look! Listen! Think!

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• Child car seats

Effective practices for road safety education - Curriculum decisions that prom ote road safety education

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Effective practices for road safety education - Getting ‘Out and About’

Road safety education enables children to learn safe ways of being in and contributing to their community.

“Children bring family and community ways of being, belonging and becoming into their early childhood settings”. EYLF 2009

How are you getting ‘Out and About’ in your local com m unity?

Effective practices for road safety education - Getting ‘Out and About’

If the service has not previously undertaken excursions include this strategy in the QI P. Suggestions might include developing excursion policies or, if appropriate, increasing the number of excursions and expanding the destinations. Develop a com prehensive road safety, transport and excursion policy that includes specific road safety strategies including routine

• utings (regular) where documentation only needs to be filled out once

if the destination, children, route and risks are the same. Complete a risk assessm ent and excursion perm ission form that include specific strategies for road safety. Com m unicate w ith fam ilies, in advance, preferably in the family handbook or on a service website. For example, inform the family that you plan to regularly take children out into the community to visit places of interest. Highlight the learning

• utcomes that you hope to achieve.

Plan excursions to ensure that educators maximise learning

• pportunities.

Practice reflection Use the road safety education curriculum tool to consider

• pportunities to embed

road safety education into early childhood programs.

http://childroadsafety.org.au/wp‐ content/uploads/2016/12/Curriculum‐tool.pdf

Educator resources

Available at w w w .childroadsafety.org.au

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2 0 1 8 Starting Out Safely Road safety education aw ard

This award recognises and celebrates the achievements of early childhood in providing road safety education. This award is open to all Victorian early childhood services and educators. The winner will receive $500 for their nominated service.

This presentation can be dow nloaded from the follow ing site

childroadsafety.org.au/professional‐development

Contact ELAA

rse@elaa.org.au

Phone 9489 3500