POTOSI, MO – A 1-year-old child is dead after a preventable safety failure at a Missouri daycare, according to reporting by Why Daycare Neglect Can Turn Deadly
Daycare neglect does not always look like intentional harm. More often, it involves overlooked hazards, poor supervision, or unsafe environments that were never meant for children that young. In this case, a piece of playground equipment became deadly because safeguards were not in place to prevent a foreseeable risk.
Infants and toddlers require constant, hands-on supervision. They should not have access to equipment with gaps or openings that pose entrapment risks. Daycare providers have a responsibility to recognize these dangers and eliminate them before a child is ever placed at risk.
Deaths caused by entrapment and suffocation are among the most devastating and preventable types of daycare fatalities. They happen when safety standards are disregarded or when childcare providers fail to thoroughly assess the environment they are responsible for.
Unlicensed Daycare Settings and the Risk to Children
According to People, the daycare involved was not licensed under Missouri law. While some states allow small childcare operations to operate without a license, unlicensed settings often lack routine inspections, oversight, and enforceable safety standards.
Licensing exists for a reason. It helps ensure childcare providers meet minimum requirements for supervision, equipment safety, and emergency preparedness. When those safeguards are absent, families may unknowingly place their children in environments with heightened risk.
Parents trust that a daycare, licensed or not, will take basic steps to keep children safe. When that trust is broken, the harm extends far beyond one family.
How The Button Law Firm Helps Families After a Daycare Wrongful Death
The death of a child at daycare is every parent’s worst nightmare, and it should never happen. Families leave their children in care expecting them to be protected, not exposed to deadly hazards.
The Button Law Firm represents families who have suffered the wrongful death of a child due to daycare negligence. Our team works to uncover what went wrong, identify preventable failures, and hold responsible parties accountable through civil action. These cases are about justice, but they are also about preventing other families from experiencing the same unimaginable loss.
No family should have to grieve a child because a daycare failed to provide a safe environment.
Contact The Button Law Firm for Support
If your child has been seriously injured or if your family has experienced the wrongful death of a child in a daycare or childcare setting, The Button Law Firm is here to help.
You can contact us at (214) 699-4409, email intake@buttonlawfirm.com, or reach out through the contact form on our website. We are here to listen, support you, and help you understand your options during one of the most difficult times a family can face.
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