Child Passenger Safety Seat Check

Get a Car Seat Checked

We all want our children to travel safely in cars. Installing a car seat for younger children and babies can be a challenge. Our trained technicians will teach you everything you need to know to make sure your car seat is installed and used correctly. There are a few things you should know before you meet with a CPS technician. This isn’t like getting an oil change on your car, where you leave the car and go do something else. Working with a CPS technician will be a one-on-one learning experience. When you leave, you should be confident that your child’s seat is installed correctly and feel comfortable reinstalling it on your own. This may be the most important thing you learn.  All of our technicians are trained and certified thru The National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program (Safe Kids).

PLAN AHEAD!  Sign up for your child’s car seat to be checked weeks before:

• bringing a baby home from the hospital
• expecting an infant, toddler, or child as a guest in your vehicle
• needing or wishing to have a new or different carrier or seat installed

Before the Car Seat Checkup

• Be prepared to learn, not just watch the CPS technician install the car seat. They're trained to teach you.
• Know your child's current weight and height.
• Using the car seat instruction manual and the vehicle owner’s manual, try to install the car seat into your vehicle prior to your appointment
• Tip! Check the index of your vehicle owner’s manual for “child safety seats”.
• Be sure to bring the car seat instruction manual AND the vehicle owner’s manual with you to your appointment.
• If possible, bring your child with you as well as another caregiver to help while you are learning.
• Be prepared to learn. The CPS Technician is trained to educate you to install and use your car seat properly in your vehicle