JENKINTOWN PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS

My 4 year old daughter was injured at our daycare. She tripped and banged her head into the wall. She has been diagnosed with a concussion. Another kid pushed her into the wall as they were running around. I was told that the teacher does not stop the kids from running around and there is lots of horseplay. Does my daughter have a claim against the daycare?

Answer:

Day care workers are responsible for providing a safe and developmentally appropriate program for the children who they teach. Their responsibilities include providing proper supervision of all children in their programs. Failing to properly monitor the children falls below the appropriate standard of care. When a child is injured for the day care teachers’ failure to adhere to the appropriate standards of care, the daycare can be held responsible for the injuries of the child.

It is important for the parents of the injured child to hire an attorney as soon as possible after the injuries so that witnesses can be contacted and if the daycare has video cameras, the video can be preserved.