In the summer of 2023, a Texas family’s worst nightmare unfolded at a daycare center: An unqualified caregiver subjected their young daughter to cruel and inappropriate discipline at her local daycare center. A camera caught the mistreatment of the distressed child by the caregiver, who had been hired and trained by the center.
Heartbreaking surveillance footage revealed the caregiver roughly grabbing, dragging, spanking, and pushing the child. In a separate incident a day later, the little girl suffered a head injury. The most alarming part was the daycare center’s response, or lack thereof, to the little girl’s injuries. The director attempted to downplay the severity of the incident. Shockingly, the center knew the safety and well-being of the children placed with the caregiver would be at risk because the caregiver had already failed to follow company policies regarding proper discipline of children and other matters. For those incidents, the center only gave the caregiver disciplinary notice and kept the person on staff.
Fortunately, her parents contacted our experienced Texas daycare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm. We fought to hold the daycare center accountable for failing to prioritize child safety and endangering the little girl, causing her to suffer physical injuries and trauma at the daycare center. With our help, the Texas family got justice with a life-changing settlement to help the little girl and her family move forward.
How Did This Texas Daycare Center Fail a Little Girl and Her Parents?
Texas childcare laws, also known as minimum standards, exist to protect children, like the little girl in this case and ensure they are cared for in a safe and nurturing environment. For example, when it comes to discipline tactics, daycare centers, and their caregivers should use positive methods that redirect a child and develop their self-esteem. They are not to use any harsh, cruel, or corporal punishment tactics that inflict physical or emotional abuse on children. In addition, daycare directors should closely monitor their caregivers throughout the day to ensure that caregivers know and follow the standards. If directors notice a negligent caregiver, they are required to intervene and remove any bad actors who may threaten a child’s safety.
Sadly, this Texas daycare center did not comply with the minimum standards when caring for the little girl. But this wasn’t the first time. The center had a history of ignoring the minimum standards and had been cited by the state eight different times. Just two years prior to the incidents involving this little girl, the center received four additional citations—a total of 12 from the state—for another inappropriate discipline incident with a different child. Had the daycare center corrected its safety issues, the incidents involving the little girl would have been entirely and easily preventable.
How Did The Button Law Firm Get Justice for This Texas Family?
The multiple inappropriate discipline incidents at the Texas daycare center greatly impacted the little girl and her family. She had to visit doctors to diagnose and treat her obvious injuries, and to help identify any other injuries she may have suffered since the daycare center was not transparent about what happened in any of the incidents.
As you can imagine, the little girl was traumatized from the ongoing harsh mistreatment that she experienced at the Texas daycare center. This became apparent when she grew more aggressive with her toys and interactions with other children and her family members. She would have outburst and resort to hitting, scratching, and biting. She would scream inconsolably, “Don’t touch me” and “Stop.” In addition, she experienced disrupted her sleep patterns, waking up in the middle of the night crying and looking for her mom.
Wary from her experiences at the Texas daycare center, the little girl also had a hard time at her new daycare. She would cling to her mom and refuse to be separated at drop-off time. Her mother had to devise a plan to help distract her so that she could go to work.
When the little girl’s parents turned to our daycare injury lawyers for help, we immediately got to work to hold the Texas daycare center accountable. Our experienced team fought to get answers from the center for breaking multiple minimum standards that endangered the little girl—and other children in her class—and lacking to respond accordingly to the serious safety concerns. We were able to get justice for the family by securing a life-changing result that compensated the family for the little girl’s costly medical bills and the long-term resources she needs to help her process her horrific experience and heal in a healthy way.
How BLF Has Helped Other Texas Families Get Justice for Inappropriate Discipline Incidents at Daycare Centers
Our experienced daycare injury lawyers have helped other Texas families hold negligent daycare centers accountable for using harsh and unapproved discipline methods on little ones. Here is a sampling of those cases:
- The Button Law Firm Finds Justice for Family of Daughter Who Suffered Severe Injury at Her Smithville Daycare Center
- Frisco Family Gets Justice with Help from The Button Law Firm After Toddler Restrained at Daycare Center
- Carrollton Family Gets Justice in Daycare Abuse Case, Thanks to BLF Lawyers
Was Your Child Seriously Injured at a Daycare Center? Contact The Button Law Firm.
If your child was physically or emotionally harmed because a daycare center did not comply with Texas childcare safety laws, contact our experienced daycare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm. With lawyers 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 [email protected], or fill out a contact form for a free case evaluation.
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