Starting Out Safely is Victoria’s early childhood road safety education program. Starting Out Safely is about children, parents, carers and early childhood educators working together to guide children’s learning in being and becoming safe and independent road users.
Road safety education of young children is an enabler for their active participation in their community.
Road safety education during early childhood and the school years plays an important role in laying strong foundations for safe road use throughout life.
We are committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and children with a disability.
All children have a right to be transported in a child car seat that is appropriate and fitted correctly for their height and size.
The starting out safely program has been developed through evidence-based research, in collaboration with leading early childhood experts and is based on best practice principles.
The Starting Out Safely program has five main objectives: