"We also assist people on the day, where we can, to get things right.
"Most drivers when stopped by police and told about the campaign, are very appreciative, with the exception of one or two who like to make things as difficult as they can."
Last week the campaign took to the streets in Dannevirke, Pahiatua and Woodville.
"In Pahiatua we checked 71 child restraints, 38 were installed correctly, while 33 were incorrect," Debbie said.
"In Woodville we checked 21 restraints, with 14 correctly installed and seven incorrectly.
"This check was carried out on the main road so there was a lot of through traffic."
In Dannevirke at two checkpoints, 54 restraint checks found 25 correctly installed and 29 incorrectly installed.
"We are still seeing a lot of restraints where the seatbelt is not routed correctly around the child restraint," Debbie said.
"The European child restraints, which usually have a circle with capital E and a number beside it, seem to be the ones parents are having the most difficulties with, especially when it comes to knowing how to route the seatbelt through the child restraint.
"We advise parents to read the instruction booklet or contact Plunket Education and Advocacy for help if they are not sure."
Debbie said the team also found a few children who had outgrown their child restraint.
"They should have moved on to the next size up, which in this case would have been a booster seat.
"Unfortunately, the child's head and shoulders were way above the top of the restraint and in the event of a crash there would be no protection for their head."
Children travelling in child restraints in the front seat, where there was an airbag, also caused concern.
"In these cases we emphasised the danger of this and assisted with installing the restraint in the back seat."
The team also gave away free bolt installations in Dannevirke and Pahiatua, along with other parts and accessories to help parents "get it right".
Police handed out some tickets for expired warrants of fitness, registrations and driver-licence infringements, as well as one for an adult not wearing a seatbelt.
"Where the infringement was to do with the child restraint not installed correctly - and particularly if we couldn't fix it on the day - drivers were given a compliance notice and have 14 days to comply and then they can apply to have the ticket waived.
"This works really well and is a good incentive for parents to get their children restrained correctly," Debbie said.