Pre-school road safety

Even before starting school, children should start to learn the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible road users. Research shows that attitudes towards road safety are formed when children are very young making this an ideal time to start teaching road safety.

Children should start to learn about the language of the road, becoming familiar with words and their meanings. They should also start learning about right and wrong behaviour - for example; holding hands, safe places to play, child seats and seatbelts, crossing the road and the importance of stop, look and listen. To help you make a start we have put together some materials for you to use.

0-3 years

You can order the ‘Safer Steps with Togo & Nogo’ story book and CD by completing the online booking form. We have a number of activity sheets for you to use. These sheets help children become familiar with road safety, develop their language and can stimulate road safety awareness.

First Steps Nursery Pack

Whether you’re a parent, carer or childcare practitioner working in a nursery within the city of Derby the First Steps Nursery Pack is an ideal resource for teaching road safety. The pack includes a large street scene with separate worksheets containing images of cars, trucks, people and much more. The worksheets can be copied, coloured and used in a fun, interactive way to help build the street scene. The resource is ideal for teaching children individually or in small groups. The packs are free and can be obtained by completing the online booking form.

Mini Crossing Nursery Resource

We can also provide a fully functional mini-pelican or toucan crossing plus instructions together with an indoor road mat to help engage with the children. We only have a small number for loan so please plan ahead and book early to avoid disappointment if you want to use this resource.

Safer Steps Parents Guide & Film

We also have a Safer Steps' film and supporting guidance notes for you to look at which are full of useful tips and advice for teaching road safety. Watch the DVD here.

Child car seats – ‘Check it, don’t chance it’

Warning - over 70% of child car seats checked in Derby are either not suitable or not fitted correctly.

The law states that children up to the age of 12 years or 135cm in height must use an appropriate child restraint when travelling in any vehicle.

We have produced a leaflet to help people avoid the most common mistakes when fitting their child’s car seat. There are also a number of short films that give information about choosing and fitting a child car seat correctly as well as explaining the legal requirements. Alternatively, use the online booking form if you would like to receive our ‘Parents Guide to Child Car Seats’ (DVD included) FREE and direct to your door.

I-Size car seats

A new type of car seat has been introduced called the ‘i-size’. Following the introduction of a new regulation (Reg: 129) a new sizing system has been agreed and will be slowly introduced over the coming years. For further information about i-size, please read our i-size information.