Under the authority of sections
640(i) and 645A(b)(9) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801
et seq.
), this part
prescribes regulations on safety features and the safe operation of vehicles
used to transport children participating in Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. Under the authority of sections 644(a) and (c) and 645A(b)(9) of the
Head Start Act, this part also requires Head Start, Early Head Start, and
delegate agencies to provide training in pedestrian safety and to make
reasonable efforts to coordinate transportation resources to control costs and
to improve the quality and the availability of transportation services.
