Abstract: The child safety seat is a safety device. The child safety seat is used with an automobile. The child safety seat is adapted for use by a client. The client sits in the child safety seat when traveling as a passenger in the automobile. The child safety seat protects the client from injury when the automobile is involved in an unfortunate event. The child safety seat mounts in the automobile such that the transverse direction of the child safety seat is parallel to the coronal direction of the automobile. The child safety seat comprises a protective structure, a pedestal structure, an anchor structure, and the automobile. The pedestal structure attaches to the protective structure. The anchor structure secures the protective structure to the automobile. The protective structure forms a protected space in which the client sits. The pedestal structure adjusts the elevation of the protective structure.