Kids and Traffic, Early Childhood Road Safety Education Program, Macquarie University, is funded by the NSW Centre for Road Safety and is part of its road safety education program.
Our mission is to achieve improvements in young children's safety in the short term and develop safe community attitudes to road use in the long term by
increasing awareness of the need for road safety education for children and their families
fostering developmentally appropriate practices for the delivery of road safety education with children's services educators and tertiary early childhood students
ensuring that young children are given consistent road safety messages by both early childhood educators and families.
The philosophical guidelines underpinning our work include:
responding to individual differences in the developmental pathways of young children
acknowledging and supporting the different learning styles of young children
supporting the establishment of partnerships with families
recognising the uniqueness of local communities
respecting social and cultural diversity.
We work across a number of sectors to provide professional development workshops, road safety education information, resources, road safety strategies and advice including:
educators, staff and families in children services
Universities, TAFE Colleges and other Accredited Training Organisations
Local Government (including Road Safety Officers)
Health, early intervention and family support services
Program Director
Maureen Fegan
General Enquiries
02 9805 3200
Early Childhood Road Safety Education Consultants
Full time
Adrienne Beattie
Caroline Brigden
Louise Cosgrove
Linda Harrison
Laura Stone
Part time
Chiler Behayi
Sharon Margetts
Suzanne Snowball
Sam Vaiente
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