Education

Road safety education for pre-school children

Our resources and awareness campaigns to help pre-school children stay safe on our roads.

It's so important to introduce road safety to children at an early age so that they can learn the basics of how to stay safe while using the road. We offer a range of resources which tailor road safety messages to engage with pre-schools and pre-school children.

Simon and Friends

For children under five years

The Simon and Friends resource promotes road safety to children aged five and under. The resource contains beautifully illustrated story books and a teacher’s guide called Hand-in-Hand. The guide has activities, games and songs which support the Simon and Friends stories.

The storybooks are available to download for free and we would recommend for parents to reinforce the learning at home with these booklets. The stories cover the key road safety messages for this age group:

Holding Hands
Stopping
Look and Listen
Setting a good example

Simon and Friends booklets

Simon's surprise

Key safety message: Holding hands

Simon's Surprise (Irish language version)

Josie's picnic

Key safety message: Stopping

Josie's Picnic (Irish language version)

Sara and Sophia

Key safety message: Look and listen

Sara agus Sophia (Irish language version)

Charlie's party

Key safety message: Setting good example

Téann Charlie chuig Cóisir (Irish language version)

Simon and Friends songs

Simon and Friends games and interactive activities

Play Now

Simon and Friends training for pre-school teachers

If you’re a teacher and interested in getting this pack for your school, there's a short training course you will need to complete first. To request the training please complete this form.

You will also receive the teacher’s guide, storybooks and CD-rom which come in a colourful case. At the end of each story, there are more activities which you can use to develop other learning experiences with the children.

Beep Beep Day

Beep Beep Day is a national road safety awareness day for young children. It takes place in crèches and Montessori schools around the country during Road Safety Week in October, but can also take place at any other time during the year.

On Beep Beep Day, children aged five and under will practice basic road safety skills with the Simon and Friends road safety storybooks, songs, games and activities.

Each year, we distribute Beep Beep Day packs to participating pre-schools free of charge.

Stocks for the next Beep Beep Day campaign can be ordered from September 2025. We will advertise the opening date for the online order form later in the year. Stocks will be limited so place your order early to avoid disappointment.