When it comes to your child or someone else’s child, their safety is vital. When you entrust someone with your child, whether it be a teacher, doctor or babysitter, you do your research. You make sure that person is qualified, licensed, trained and safe. When it is someone providing transportation for your or someone else’s child, the same requirements are still the same.
Knowing how your child’s driver is recruited gives you the peace of mind knowing that the child is safe and in great care. Having a valid driver’s license is not enough. At EK4KIDS, we choose our drivers with the upmost care. Our drivers are carefully selected, as if they were joining a family.
Part of the EK4KIDS certification process for new drivers:
- Driver has worked with children and has at least 5 years of care giving experience
- Driver does not have a criminal record. We do the deepest criminal record check legally permissible of the county, state and federal levels everywhere the driver has lived in the last seven years. If we could legally go back further, we would!
- Driver is fingerprinted
We fingerprint all of our drivers and perform ongoing background checks in every state where we operate.
- Driver has no sex offender record
- Driver has a valid driver’s license
We take a copy when we first meet drivers to confirm they are who they say they are.
- Our drivers are employees, not contractors
- Driver has a clean driving record
We run their driving record when we first meet them and monitor on an ongoing basis.
- Drivers company vehicle passes an inspection by a certified mechanic
- Drivers are available for in-person meeting with families, schools
- Driver completes in-person driver orientation
- Driver adopts our zero-tolerance policy for smoking, drugs and alcohol while driving
- Driver adopts the zero-tolerance policy for illegal mobile device usage while a rider is in the car
- Driver support staff is always on call.
- Drivers are extensively trained on and off road BEFORE they get behind the wheel with customers.
- Drivers are CPR and first aid certified.
Entrusting EK4KIDS with your child is an honor that we take seriously. We understand how important it is to have someone experienced and qualified transporting your child. We don’t skimp on safety. We go above and beyond.
