When you choose a daycare provider for your child, you trust that the teachers, staff, and director will care for your child, keep them safe, and protect them. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, and each year, thousands of children are injured or get sick because of negligence or oversight at a daycare facility.
If your child has been hurt at daycare, and you believe it was more than a simple childhood accident, we want to help you demand justice. An Athens, GA, daycare injury lawyer can investigate the incident, help you notify proper authorities, and demand compensation for your child’s medical bills and your family’s other losses. We know this is an emotional time for your family, especially if the harm to your child caused permanent scarring, disfigurement, or disability. Trust the compassionate legal team at Norris Injury Law to fight for your child’s rights and demand fair and full compensation for the harm they suffered.
How Can An Athens Daycare Injury Lawer Help My Family?
We care about your child and are determined to hold negligent childcare providers accountable for the harm they cause. As your legal advocate, we investigate the incident and gather evidence of neglect, then start building a case against the caregiver who allowed your child to be harmed (or who harmed them directly), as well as the facility itself. We believe that child neglect and abuse in daycares are also the responsibility of the center manager or operator, and we hold them accountable for failing to supervise their workers or failing in the screening and hiring process.
Here's what you can expect from our legal team:
- A full investigation of the incident
- Collecting evidence, testimony, and video footage of the incident
- Prepare the case for trial and handle all legal motions necessary to move your case forward
- Be the main point of contact with the other party and their lawyers
- Negotiate with the other party for a fair settlement
We know your losses can be considerable and reach beyond the immediate harm your child suffers. If you had to miss work because you did not have child care, we fight for full replenishment of all lost wages, even if you used sick time or PTO.
What Is Daycare Neglect And Abuse?
Daycare neglect and abuse may often be confused with simple accidents – most parents know that small children can get hurt or sick very easily through no fault of anyone. However, an accident reaches the threshold of abuse or neglect if it’s preventable and should not have happened had the caregiver been reasonably vigilant.
Some recent examples of daycare abuse cases we’ve handled involved issues of:
- Insufficient oversight of the children
- Unsafe or malfunctioning playground equipment and toys
- Overcrowding, with too many children per caregiver
- Poorly maintained, unsanitary facilities
- Inadequate training and professional development for daycare staff
- Negligent hiring procedures, including the omission of background checks
Children harmed in daycare may not just suffer physically but psychologically as well. Your settlement should cover all necessary mental and physical treatment for your child.
Has Your Child Been Injured At Daycare Or Preschool? Call Us!
If you believe your child’s recent daycare injury was more than an accident, or if your child is showing signs of abuse or neglect, like being overly fearful or clingy or refusing to go to daycare, it may be more than just normal attachment issues. It could be neglect, and your child is too young to express it. Let the legal team at Norris Injury Law help you advocate for your child and hold negligent daycare providers responsible for the harm they cause. Call us today for a free consultation with an Athens daycare injury lawyer.
