Negligence of Daycare Provider

West Palm Beach Personal Injury Lawyers Handling Negligent Daycare Cases

Also Serving Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers

When you trust your child to a daycare provider, you expect that your child will be cared for properly. If your child has suffered an injury as a result of daycare provider negligence, contact our experienced Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach injury attorneys to learn how we can help you to seek justice against the people who breached your trust and harmed your child.

Negligent Daycare Providers and the Duty of Care

Daycare providers are expected to behave in a reasonably cautious and prudent manner in the care of your child. When a daycare falls short, they can be considered in breach of their legal duty, entitling you to damages under tort law for any harm that results. There are a number of different types of behavior that can be considered daycare negligence including:

• Failing to properly supervise your children. If your children get lost and fall victim to harm, or are otherwise harmed because of lack of reasonable supervision, this can be an example of negligence.
• Not attending to the special dietary needs of your child. When you inform a daycare provider of a severe allergy or other dietary restriction, the daycare provider should take reasonable care to protect your child from any food that could cause harm
• Failing to provide safe premises for your child. This can range from providing unsafe or age-inappropriate toys to putting your child into a defective crib or playpen to leaving dangerous medicines or cleaning supplies out that your child gets into.
• Failing to screen employees or conduct background checks, resulting in the exposure of your child to a dangerous predator or even simply to a person who wasn't qualified to provide care.

These are just a few examples of the types of behavior that can be grounds for a Ft. Myers injury lawsuit against a negligent daycare provider. Other claims, such as abuse, can also lead to actions against daycare providers, but such claims are considered intentional torts rather than negligence claims.

Ft. Myers Personal Injury Lawsuits and Negligent Daycare Providers

To bring a negligence personal injury lawsuit against your child's daycare provider, you and your Ft. Myers injury attorneys will have the legal burden of proving that the provider failed to act in a reasonably competent manner. You will also have the burden of proving that the harm to your child directly resulted from the negligence of the daycare provider. Finally, you will need to show that the daycare provider's negligence led to some type of compensable injuries or damages that your daycare provider should have to compensate your family for, such as medical costs or pain and suffering. 

Getting Legal Help on a West Palm Beach Daycare Negligence Claim

The experienced Ft. Lauderdale injury attorneys at Wolf & Pravato have helped clients throughout Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Fort Myers to get justice in daycare negligence cases. We can assist you in settling your claim or in building a strong case in court to hold the daycare provider responsible.

When you place your trust in someone to watch your child, you deserve to have that trust respected. Contact us today for a free consultation to learn how to get justice.