Be Seat Smart

10/04/2025

Another car seat checkup event happening!

09/24/2025

A Child Passenger Safety Technician class starts today at the Center Rutland Fire Station.
If you are in the area Saturday, stop by the Car Seat Safety check event in the morning!

09/24/2025

It's Child Passenger Safety Week. Did you know that a rear-facing car seat protects the head, neck, and spine of a young child? Keep kids rear-facing as long as possible. Vermont law requires rear-facing until at least two years old.

Photo courtesy of the National Child Passenger Safety Board. (2024). Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training. National Safety Council.

09/20/2025

Free Car Seat Check Event until 1 today!

09/20/2025

We have a free car seat check event happening now. Come by the Montpelier State House before 1pm for a free car seat!

✨TOMORROW!✨ The WALK for Safe & Happy Childhoods is finally here!! 🤩🎉 Join us on the State House Lawn for a morning filled with free food like , entertainment, family fun, prizes, community, and more!🌟

👣 Come WALK with us, meet our amazing partners like and support a great cause—it’s not too late to register (it’s FREE!) or donate!

👉 Sign up or give here: https://givebutter.com/2025WALKforSafeandHappyChildhoods

See you at 9 AM in Montpelier! 💙

09/16/2025

Looking for how to support families?
Check out this 2024 Children with Autism Car Safety resource from Indiana University.

08/21/2025

Kids move from elementary to middle to high school only when they’re ready. Car seats work the same way! Children go from rear-facing to forward-facing to booster seats before using a seat belt alone.

Yet, our study found that 4 out of 5 parents move children out of booster seats before they are ready. Keep your child in their current seat until they reach the maximum weight or height limit listed on the label.

To learn more: https://www.safekids.org/safetytips/field_risks/booster-seat

08/17/2025

Looking forward to a great car seat event at Lyndon Rescue Inc.

08/06/2025

Congratulations Maureen Johnson for reaching 4000 lifetime car seat checks!!!!
Your dedication to serving Vermont families and children is outstanding!

08/05/2025

Essex National Night Out.