If Your Child Is Injured At Daycare – Who Is Liable?

As a parent, you trust daycare providers to keep your child safe while you handle your daily responsibilities. But what happens when that trust is broken, and your child is injured due to negligence? Nothing is more distressing than picking up your child only to find them in pain, confused, or even unable to explain what happened.

If your child has been injured at daycare, you have legal rights—and Herrman and Herrman Personal Injury Lawyers are here to fight for them.

Who Is Responsible for a Daycare Injury?

Daycare injuries can happen in a variety of ways, and in many cases, the facility or caregivers can be held accountable. Some common situations where daycare negligence may be to blame include:

• Lack of Supervision: Children require constant monitoring. If staff members are inattentive or overwhelmed, accidents such as falls, choking incidents, or playground injuries can occur.
• Dangerous Environments: Daycares must be child-proofed, with hazardous materials, sharp objects, and unsafe toys kept out of reach. Failure to do so can lead to serious harm.
• Negligent Hiring or Training: If daycare workers are not properly vetted, trained, or experienced, they may not know how to prevent or respond to emergencies.
• Physical or Emotional Abuse: While heartbreaking to consider, some daycare injuries result from caregiver mistreatment, whether through direct harm or neglect.
• Field Trip Incidents: If your child is injured while on a daycare-sponsored outing, the daycare may still be liable for failing to maintain proper supervision or safety precautions.

What to Do If Your Child Is Injured at Daycare

1. Alert the Daycare Staff Immediately
   • If you discover the injury at home, call the daycare right away and ask for a full explanation of what happened.
   • If the injury occurs while your child is in their care, speak to the staff on-site, gather details, and take pictures of the injury and the environment.
2. Seek Medical Attention
   • Even if the injury seems minor, have your child evaluated by a doctor. Some injuries, like concussions or internal trauma, may not show immediate symptoms.
   • Keep detailed medical records, including doctor’s reports and bills, as they are crucial for any legal claims.
3. Document Everything
   • Take photos of the injury and the scene where it happened.
   • Collect witness statements from staff, other parents, or children who may have seen what occurred.
   • Obtain copies of daycare incident reports and any communication from the facility about the injury.
4. Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer
   • Daycares and their insurance companies often try to minimize their responsibility or downplay your child’s injury. Having a skilled attorney on your side ensures that your child’s rights are protected.
   • Herrman and Herrman Personal Injury Lawyers have extensive experience handling daycare injury cases. We will investigate the incident, gather evidence, and aggressively pursue the compensation your child deserves.

Why Choose Herrman and Herrman?

• Experienced Legal Representation: Our attorneys have a proven track record of success in personal injury cases, including daycare negligence.
• Compassionate Advocacy: We understand how devastating it is to see your child suffer. We provide dedicated, compassionate legal guidance every step of the way.
• No Fees Unless We Win: We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you don’t pay us unless we secure compensation for you.

Take Action Today

If your child was injured at daycare due to negligence, don’t wait. The sooner you take action, the stronger your case will be. Contact Herrman and Herrman Personal Injury Lawyers today for a free consultation. We will fight tirelessly to hold negligent daycare providers accountable and get your family the justice and compensation you deserve.

Call us now or visit our website to schedule your free consultation.

CONTACT HERRMAN & HERRMAN IF YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACCIDENTS:

We can help you if you have been harmed by the following:

• Car accidents – Our lawyers have extensive experience handling car accident cases. We will work to identify the party or parties at fault for the crash and build a case to demonstrate persuasively how the parties caused the accident and your injuries. We will seek fair and full compensation through a negotiated settlement or at trial if necessary.
• Truck accidents – Thousands of large commercial trucks travel the roads of Texas every single day. Unfortunately, careless truck drivers and trucking companies disregarding safety put innocent people at risk of serious injuries. If you’ve been injured in a truck accident, let our experienced Texas personal injury lawyers stand up to the trucking companies and insurers on your behalf.
• Motorcycle accidents – Motorcycle riders often suffer grievous injuries in crashes caused by other motorists. Too many motorcycle accidents in Corpus Christi are caused by careless drivers who don’t look for motorcycle riders or violate their right of way. Our personal injury lawyers will work to cut through the bias and stigma against motorcycle riders. Our goal is to seek the financial compensation that you’ll need to recover from a serious motorcycle accident and injuries such as bone fractures, road rash, or traumatic brain injury.
• Product liability – Product manufacturers have a legal obligation to make products that are safe for their intended uses and to warn consumers of any risks that may come with the product. When products have design or manufacturing defects or undisclosed dangers, the product manufacturer may be legally responsible for injuries suffered by consumers. Our attorneys can help you evaluate whether you have a valid product liability claim.
• Brain injury – Brain injuries can leave accident victims with disabilities that leave them unable to work or perform many tasks of daily living. Seeking compensation for a brain injury in an accident often proves incredibly complex. The brain injury survivor may seek compensation for anticipated future medical care and the medical care already provided. Our personal injury lawyers can help you through the difficult recovery process following a brain injury and will fight to make sure you have the resources you need.
• Spinal injury – Spinal cord injuries could cost millions of dollars of care over the course of the victim’s lifetime, especially when those injuries result in partial or complete paralysis, such as paraplegia or quadriplegia. If you or your loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury, you deserve compassionate legal representation. Our attorney can help you determine whether you may be entitled to claim compensation for your injury and expenses related to living with the disability, such as making a home more accessible.
• Wrongful death – If you have lost a loved one due to the negligent or reckless actions of another party, your family deserves to seek accountability and compensation from those at fault for the wrongful death. Our caring and dedicated attorneys can help guide you and your family through this difficult and painful time and seek justice for your loved one.

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