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Limited car seat/child restraint checks available by appointment

Gloria: (719) 635-1536 x 321 (Colorado Springs) Juan at Fountain Code Enforcement: (719) 322-2032

National resources: 1-800-747-SANO

Web sites:
www.carseat.org
www.safekids.org
www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Injury prevention for children birth through age 14. General information telephone numbers:

Memorial Health System (Lead Agency): (719) 365-5834
Health Department (719) 578-3293, (719) 578-3210
Health Department Car Seat checks by appointment: (719) 365-1563

Car Seat Check Point Hotline Number (accessible 24/7): (719) 578-3254 for information and locations of community CPS check points and fit stations.

National SAFE KIDS Campaign web site: www.safekids.org

Donations (deductible): on checks, note on memo line “for SAFE KIDS”, make out to and mail to:

Memorial Health System Foundation
525 North Foote Suite 303
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909

Christine Simosky, RN Child Passenger Safety Consultant & Instructor
(Black Forest area)

Limited car seat/child restraint checks available by appointment

Please call 11 a.m.-10 p.m.: (719) 495-0325
Email: hstapestry@msn.com

Consultation on car seats, child passenger and family safety, coordinator for CPS check points, classes and events, instructor for child passenger safety classes.

Drive Smart Coalition:
Maile Gray, CPS technician

Limited car seat/child restraint checks available by appointment

Information on traffic and pedestrian safety for all age groups.

Phone: (719) 444-7534

Office at Police Operations Center
705 S. Nevada

Colorado Springs Police Department

Limited car seat/child restraint checks available by appointment

State Patrol, Colorado Springs Office

Limited car seat/child restraint checks available by appointment

Contact the base safety office or MPs if unable to reach one of the following contacts, and ask to speak with a Child Passenger Safety technician.

Air Force Academy-Child Development Center or Base Safety Office
Ft. Carson: Jenny (719) 526-8041
Peterson Field: (719) 556-8001
Schriever: Jim (719) 567-6177 (Limited car seat/child restraint checks available by appointment)

Sponsoring agency: Colorado State Patrol.

State Coordinator: Rob Marone, Direct Phone:(303) 239-4537

Training coordinator: Vera Fullaway
Message Phone: (303) 239-4414
Email: cpstraining@comcast.net
Program Phone: 1-877-LUV-TOTS
Web site: www.carseatscolorado.com

Information on auto and child passenger safety information, including recalls and information in Spanish and other languages.

Auto Safety Hotline: (800) 424-9393, or (888) DASH-2 DOT

Web site: www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Also has locator for CPS technicians all over the US.

Shopping Tips

• DO NOT buy car seats from thrift stores or garage sales.
• Use only car seats that are less than 6 years old, have not been in a crash, have the instruction booklet and all parts in good working order. Verify recall status by contacting NHTSA. 
• Be sure the car seat is appropriate for your child’s age, weight and height; is easy-to–use; and fits well in your car.
• Consumer and parent magazines and other sources may recommend various models, but the car seat you use must fit your particular vehicle and your child.
• All car seats sold must meet the NHTSA 30 mph crash standard, regardless of price.
• Babies should be rear-facing until at least 1 year and 20 pounds; use a forward facing car seat with a 5-point harness until at least 40 pounds; use a booster seat until the child is about 4 feet 9 inches tall.

Catholic Charities
(719) 578-1222
228 N. Cascade Avenue

Limited car seats available at reduced cost and car seat voucher program. Services for pregnant women and low income families.

Local Retail Stores

• Retail stores carry a variety of car seats. 
• Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Burlington and some others will let you try floor models in your car, if you ask. Others require prior purchase.  Ask about return policy if car seat does not fit!
• A 5-point harness convertible seat suitable for birth through about age 4 can be obtained for about $70, backless booster and high-back booster seats are about $15-40.
• DO NOT use tightening tools to install car seats, or shoulder belt adjustors that attach the lap and shoulder belts together—both can be dangerous.

Car Seat Guide

Car seat and parenting information from American Academy of Pediatrics at www.aap.org.

Car Seat/CPS classes for parents, care givers, day care providers, professionals

Monthly classes offered 6:30-9 p.m. at Penrose Community Hospital, first Fridays of each month, FREE, register by calling (719) 776-5555.

Monthly classes offered through Memorial HealthLink, first Mondays of even numbered months, 6:30-8:30 p.m., FREE, register by calling (719) 444-CARE. Car seat selection & seat belt use for newborn through adult ages covered. 

Specialized classes for groups can range from 30 minutes to half and full day classes including hands on training and practice.

Contact Christine Simosky at (719) 495-0325, or email hstapestry@msn.com for information or to schedule a class.