If your child is injured as a result of daycare abuse or negligence, it is important that you act quickly in order to hold the daycare accountable for its actions.

Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers offer a free evaluation of your child’s case. Consulting with an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible will help strengthen your child’s case.

Treating Your Child’s Injury is Your Top Priority

As soon as you learn that your child has been injured, you should seek immediate medical attention if the daycare did not take action. This is not only important for the welfare of your child, but also from a legal perspective.

As soon as your child is evaluated by a doctor, the medical facility will start a record with information about your child’s injuries, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Having medical records written by a physician will help:

Establish the date and time of the injury;
Establish that the injury occurred while your child was at the daycare facility;
State how the injury occurred;
Provide your child’s official diagnosis;
State what treatment your child will need for the injury.

After your child receives emergency medical treatment, an experienced lawyer can help you find excellent and credible doctors who have treated children in similar circumstances, and will investigate with open records requests to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the police.

Report the Injury to the Daycare and to the Appropriate Investigative Agency

After your child has received medical attention, the next step is to report the injury to the daycare director and to the Kentucky Division of Regulated Child Care (“DRCC”) at (502) 564-7962, ext. 2.

If the daycare is trying to hide its abuse or negligence, it may not make a report as required and may not reach out to you to provide details on what occurred. Contacting the daycare director will help ensure the incident is documented.

The daycare should also file a report with the DRCC; however, it is important that you also contact the DRCC to make sure the process has been started and an investigation is opened.

Preserve Evidence of Daycare Negligence to Establish Liability

The value of these types of cases is determined by many different factors, including liability. In other words, was the injury intentional or preventable with due care? Was liability obvious or outrageous?

If your child is injured in a daycare abuse or neglect case, you should do the following to help boost the value of your child’s claim:

Take photos of your child’s injuries immediately and throughout the healing process;
Talk to any witnesses and ask if they will write a statement of what occurred;
Make notes of any witness contact information so your attorney can obtain witness statements you were unable to get;
Save all communications with daycare personnel and employees, such as emails, texts, and voicemails.

Contact an Experienced Attorney to Maximize the Value of Your Child’s Claim

If your child is injured at daycare due to abuse or negligence, you should contact an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible. Getting the top settlement for your child’s claim depends on hiring the right attorney and the strength of the evidence supporting your child’s claim can make a major difference in the potential settlement value.

At Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers we will thoroughly investigate your child’s case and collect evidence, including:

Getting names and contacts information of daycare staff and witnesses
Hiring private investigators to obtain witness statements
Requesting and reviewing surveillance footage
Obtaining investigation records from the Division of Regulated Child Care and police
Obtaining photos of your child’s injuries and the facility
Requesting and reviewing relevant medical records and bills
Retaining medical expert witnesses to evaluate your child’s injuries, explain the injuries, explain your child’s pain, and provide an opinion on potential future complications
Retaining liability expert witnesses to provide an opinion on the standard of care breached by the daycare and its employees
Referring your child to excellent physicians
Preparing extensive settlement demands
Ensuring medical liens are reduced to the extent possible and are paid.
Working with you to set up an annuity or structured settlement for your child’s future.

Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers personally negotiate with insurance companies to get our clients top settlements, and if we cannot settle the case for a fair and reasonable amount, we will file a lawsuit and mediate the claim if your child was seriously injured and the case is well in excess of the insurance company’s offer.  

We accept cases on a contingency fee basis, which means we take care of the up front costs and get paid only if we recover compensation for your child.   

Call us today at (888) 782-9090 or contact us online for a free consultation. Our lines are open 24/7.