BLF Makes North Dallas Daycare Center Answer for Negligent Care

How Was the North Dallas Daycare Center Operating Unsafely? 

In Texas, daycare centers are required to follow childcare laws, also known as the minimum standards, to keep children safe. These laws outline safe hiring practices, such as employing qualified caregivers who have completed specific training and education requirements.

The Dallas daycare center, in this case, failed to follow the standards when it did little to no vetting of the caregiver’s credentials before hiring her. Essentially, the center cared more about having a warm body in the classroom than providing the children, including the little boy, with safe, competent care, a fact that the center’s director admitted.

The minimum standards outline the appropriate actions and discipline methods that caregivers should use when caring with children. This includes closely supervising all children in their care. In this case, that did not happen. In fact, another child in the little boy’s classroom was captured on surveillance video climbing on top of a table without the caregiver noticing.

In addition to causing the little boy’s head injury, the caregiver, later that day, kept him isolated from his classmates by locking him in a bathroom for approximately 45 minutes. (This is not an approved form of discipline per the minimum standards.)

It was later learned that the week prior to this incident, the caregiver separated the little boy from his classmates at lunchtime without giving a reason. Again, isolating a child from classmates for a prolonged amount of time breaks the minimum standards.

The standards also require that daycare directors float between classrooms at a center to ensure that all the children are safe and that the caregivers understand and are complying with the standards. However, that never happened at the North Dallas daycare center.

How Did The Button Law Firm Get Justice for the Boy and His Family in This Case?

When young children, like the little boy in this case, experience traumatic incidents at a local daycare center, it can have a severe psychological impact on them. For example, being isolated from his classmates on multiple occasions for prolonged periods of time may leave the child wondering if he is not as worthy as his peers. Being neglected and left alone to cry is heartbreaking, especially after a painful, serious head injury caused by a caregiver. Lastly, experiencing the bully-like behavior from an adult caregiver who is supposed to keep him safe is unsettling, and could lead to distrust of other adults or caregivers in his life.

The boy suffered further trauma when he was rushed to a local emergency room to be evaluated for a head injury. The unfamiliarity of a hospital and the running of multiple tests can feel overwhelming for little children.

Thankfully, the little boy and his family had our team on their side. We held the daycare center accountable for its negligent practices, such as placing unqualified caregivers with young children, failing to report the boy’s injury right away, and opting not to seek emergency medical attention for his head injury. With our help, the family was able to cover the boy’s medical bills and make up for the trauma he experienced at the North Dallas daycare center.

Contact The Button Law Firm If Your Child Was Injured at a Daycare Center

If your child was physically or emotionally injured at a daycare center anywhere in Texas, contact our experienced daycare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm. With offices in Dallas, Houston, and Midland, we are ready to listen, fight for your family, and help your family move forward. Our lawyers at The Button Law Firm are recognized on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, and we can help guide you after a traumatizing incident involving your child. We work on contingency, meaning we don’t charge you or collect any upfront fees to get started on your case. Call us at 214-699-4409, email us at intake@buttonlawfirm.com, or fill out a contact form for a free case evaluation.