Parents are known to always be concerned with their children’s safety. The Child Passenger Safety Resource Center, funded through a grant from the Illinois Division of Transportation and the Division of Traffic Safety with Eastern, is looking out for those parents.

The center, Lincoln Plaza Building, Suite 11, which provides parents a way to ensure their child’s car safety, will hold its first open house since it opened Jan 1 at 10 a.m. today.

The open house will allow parents to test out various types of car seats and get feedback from their certified technicians on whether the car seats they are using are a good fit for their child, said Carrie Welsh, child passenger safety technician for the center.

“(Our) certified technicians will go through a checklist with parents concerning car seats,” Welsh said. “They will also show them the proper way to seat a child.We are trying to get people to know that (the center) is here for them.”

She said the technicians also will be of help to parents who are confused about which car seat is right for their child.

“They will show parents different types of car seats and determine which one is appropriate for their child,” Welsh said.

There is a room at the center where parents can observe numerous varieties of car seats if that is all they are interested in doing, Welsh said.

Those who cannot attend the open house can come to the center anytime between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.