The Kathryn Weil Center for Education urges parents and caregivers to make sure their child safety seats are properly installed in their vehicles.  The Kathryn Weil Center for Education will have certified technicians available on the dates listed at the right and by appointment to provide free on-site child safety seat inspections.  Please call (765)449-5133 to schedule an appointment

Often times, parents and caregivers are completely unaware they installed a car seat incorrectly, or they have moved their school-age child from a child restraint to a seat belt prematurely, completely skipping the booster seat stage.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research, in 2006, among children under 5, an estimated 425 lives were saved by child restraint use.  Research shows that child restraints provide the best protection for all children up to age 8; after age 8 seat belts provide the best protection.  A study by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has shown that children ages 4 through 7 who use booster seats are 59 percent less likely to be injured in a car crash than children who are restrained only by seat belts.

Online Car Seat Safety Resources

• General Information About Child Passenger Safety Seats
  http://www.preventinjury.org/GeneralInfo.asp
• Four Basic Steps for Car Seats
  http://www.usa.safekids.org/skbu/cps/index.html
• Car Seat Installation Videos
  http://stokes.chop.edu/programs/carseat/
• Special Needs Transportation
  http://www.preventinjury.org/SNTmedCond.asp
• Spanish Fotonovela
  http://stokes.chop.edu/programs/injury/files/PCPS_Reports/2007_FotoNovella.pdf
• Product Recall List
  http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/childseat.cfm
• Child Restraint Manufacturer Contact Information
  http://www.cpsboard.org/childmanu.htm
• Child Seat Inspection Stations
  http://www.livinglegacyweb.com/safety/clips.htm
• Instructional DVD: Simple Steps to Child Passenger Safety
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm