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Has your child been injured at a daycare?
As working parents, most of us rely on daycare and childcare centers to provide out-of-home care for our infants and young children. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, almost 13 million children are enrolled in childcare centers in the United States.
Parents must be very careful when choosing a daycare in Atlanta for their children. However, even unintentional injuries to children in these facilities can be serious or even fatal. Annually, more than 30,000 children between the ages of 1 and 3 are treated in emergency rooms throughout the United States for injuries occurring in daycare centers.
Injury hazards to children in daycare centers
Children in daycare centers can be injured by many visible hazards, as well as less visible threats. Daycares may be responsible for bodily or emotional injuries caused by any of the following:
- Unsafe playgrounds and objects in classrooms
- Reachable window blind cords which could endanger unsupervised children
- Leaving a child unsupervised inside or outside
- Depriving a child of food or drink
- Failing to change an infant's soiled diaper or a toddler's training pants
- Yelling at a child or calling a child cruel names
- Failing to keep the facility or playground safe
- Physically abusing a child with hands or objects
- Allowing children to harm each other
- Showing pornographic and other inappropriate material to children
- Sexually abusing a child
Safety measures parents should monitor
Parents must try to inspect their child's daycare center regularly to ensure the following safety measures are being met and maintained:
- Check playground equipment is functioning properly and surfaces don't have any defects
- Storage containers with cleaning supplies, medicines, and other toxic substances should be away from the reach of children
- Stairwells and other dangerous parts of the facility should be closed to children
- Any knives, razors, matches, and other dangerous objects are out of the reach of children
- Recalled children's products such as toys, cribs, and any other products should be removed and recall notices updated regularly
- Cribs, high chairs, and playpens should meet current safety standards
Seeking compensation for your child's injury
If your child has been seriously or fatally injured in an accident at an Atlanta daycare center, the daycare may be liable for damages for failure to properly maintain the facility or for failure to comply with local licensing regulations.
Contact the experienced Atlanta daycare injury lawyers at Jonathan W. Johnson to seek counsel and for the compensation to which you and your family are entitled for your child's injury and tragic loss.