Parents envision their children achieving their dreams of becoming a doctor, a teacher, or an astronaut. One of the simplest ways to protect those dreams is by buckling children in the right car seat or booster seat every time they ride in a vehicle. Because every journey toward a bright future starts with a safe ride today. Parents and caregivers can be overconfident in their ability to select and install the right car seats for their children; in fact, approximately half of all car seats are not installed correctly. Child Passenger Safety Week is a good time for parents to check and make sure their children are in the right car seats (rear-facing car seats, forward-facing car seats, or booster seats) and that the car seats are installed correctly.
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK and Seat Check Saturday, September 21-27, 2025
Child Passenger Safety Week emphasizes the importance of teaching children the lifelong habit of buckling up — every ride, every time. This year’s Pennsylvania theme, “Secure Their Future – One Ride at a Time,” highlights the vital role that selecting and using the right car seat plays in protecting our children. Choosing an appropriate car seat or booster seat — and using it correctly — is one of the most effective ways to ensure a child’s safety on the road. Throughout the week, car seat check events across the state will offer hands-on assistance to parents and caregivers. Certified child passenger safety technicians will provide expert guidance on the correct selection, installation, and use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts, based on each child’s age, weight, height, and developmental needs.
Download a PDF file of the 2025 Child Passenger Safety Week Planner here.
The Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project (PA TIPP) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) are providing this planner to support your community safety events. Child Passenger Safety Week provides the opportunity to educate parents on correct car seat, booster seat, and seat belt choices to keep the entire family safe, because the consequences of a crash can be devastating. Please contact us if we can promote your efforts during Child Passenger Safety Week.
PA TIPP compiles a list of Pennsylvania car seat check events and activities that are scheduled during Child Passenger Safety Week and Seat Check Saturday.
Register your Child Passenger Safety Week Event!
Pennsylvania is joining States across the country in celebrating Child Passenger Safety Week 2025 and Seat Check Saturday. Community car seat check events educate parents on the correct selection and use of car seats for a child’s age weight and size. Help us get the word out. Register your car seat check event scheduled during the week of September 21 – 27, 2025.
- Share your event information for the statewide list by completing the form:
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPSWeek2025Events
- Events are shared with PennDOT and posted on the PA TIPP website.
- Share the success of your event by completing the data collection form:
Car seat checks that are registered will be shared with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, provided for media releases, upon request, and posted on PA TIPP website calendar of events. PA TIPP does not need to be involved in the community car seat check event, we are merely compiling the list of events to be shared. If you are interested in receiving the list of events, please email aosterhuber@paaap.org.
Child Passenger Safety Week 2025 Planner
- The planner provides:
- Child passenger safety resources and website links to use as you plan and promote your educational program or event in your community.
- Child passenger safety statistics.
- Educational Flyers
- Basic Car Seat Safety educational flyer in English and Spanish.
- Safely Secure a Child in Their Car Seat / When To Change or Replace Your Child’s Car Seat
- A synopsis of Pennsylvania’s Occupant Protection law addressing child passengers.
Request Child Passenger Safety Materials for your Event
Educational Materials provide parents and caregivers information about child passenger safety best practice recommendations for the selection and use of car seats, belt-positioning booster seats and seat belts. Materials can be ordered through the link below. Materials can also be ordered by calling 1-800- CAR BELT, or by emailing aosterhuber@paaap.org. Please submit your requests early to guarantee delivery in time for your Child Passenger safety Week event.
Child passenger safety educational materials are available upon request.
- Basic Car Seat Safety
- Basic Car Seat Safety_Spanish
- Safely Secure a Child in Their Car Seat / When To Change or Replace Your Child’s Car Seat