Articles Posted in Child Safety

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By David Wolf, Attorney

Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network

education%20school%20day%20care%20black%20chalkboard%20with%20letters%20capital%20and%20small%20letters.jpgWorking parents in Nebraska must rely on child care centers and day care centers to provide supervision, care and education to their children from infants to toddlers to school aged children. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services provides licensing information to parents, caregivers, and others who want to obtain or research information on a child care center, day care center, health care providers and others. Go to the Official Website for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – Licensing Information. You can look up a day care center / child care center by name or city. Information posted includes name of the facility, license number, license type, hours of operation, subsidization status, and disciplinary actions by the State of Nebraska. All parents should research a day care center before enrollment. I recommend that parents obtain the online information. In addition, parents should visit the day care center, interview the owner, interview employees, and speak to other parents with children in the day care center.

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By David Wolf, Attorney
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In Spokane County, Washington and other counties, maintenance supervisors have a duty to make sure that the public swimming pools are clean and safe for children. If there is a mechanical, maintenance, or hygiene issue with a swimming pools, government officials have a duty to repair, clean, and / or shut down the pool. In Spokane County, Washington, the opening of public swimming pools have been delayed by a maintenance problem or defect in the pool drains. There appears to be a problem with suction that could, in turn, trap a child and lead to a drowning and serious personal injury or death. A federal law requires that drain covers be placed over drains to prevent these kind of tragedies. The federal law requiring such a drain cover is named after a child (Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act) who got caught in a drain in Florida. You can read more about this story at Spokane County Washington Delays Opening of Public Pools.

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By David Wolf, Attorney
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In Sturgis (Union County), Kentucky, the joyous celebration of a wedding turned tragic when an 8 year old boy was found dead in the First Christian Church elevator. Zachary Waddell suffered injuries from an elevator that was built in 1963 at the church. According to the news report, Zachary was found with his head pinned in a church elevator. His family was in the process of cleaning up the church after his grandmother’s wedding celebration. News reports did not contain much detail as to how long Zachary was in the elevator or how it was that his head became pinned in the elevator. Since it was a church, it was foreseeable that a child would use an elevator unless it was a restricted elevator solely used for freight or other tasks. An investigation will be conducted as to the circumstances involving the death of this child. It is a tragic loss for the family, church, and the community. You can read more about this story at Kentucky Boy Found Dead in Church Elevator.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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State%20Map%20North%20Carolina.jpgIn North Carolina day care centers /child care centers, outdoor learning environments / playgrounds are regulated by the child care rules set forth at the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 10 A – Health and Human Services – Chapter 9 – Day Care Rules.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network

playground%20swings%20with%20buckets%20toddlers%20baby%20day%20time.jpgIn North Carolina day care centers /child care centers, outdoor learning environments / playgrounds are regulated by the child care rules set forth at the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 10 A – Health and Human Services – Chapter 9 – Day Care Rules.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network

education%20school%20day%20care%20different%20color%20crayons%20in%20a%20star%20circle.jpgIn North Carolina day care centers /child care centers, facilities should be properly staffed to make sure that the individual needs of each child are met. North Carolina day care centers / child care centers are regulated by the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 10 A – Health and Human Services – Chapter 9 – Day Care Rules.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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swimming%20pool%20bottom%20squares%20day%20time.jpgDay care centers in North Carolina and other states provide children with a wide variety of recreational, exercise,and sports related activities. Children love to swim and play around water. While the aquatic and swimming activities can be quite fun for children, they can also be very dangerous. Tragically, as a result of improper day care supervision, negligence, or inattention, children suffer serious personal injuries including brain damage and wrongful death from drownings and related incidents.

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By David Wolf, Attorney

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Playground%20Monkey%20Bars%20Close%20Up%20Blue%20Sky%20Danger%20Falls.jpgIn Delaware, day care centers are required to maintain or provide access to an outdoor play area that is at least 50 square feet in size per each child. Outdoor play areas and playgrounds should have fencing or other protective barriers from all streets, roads, parking lots, high voltage areas, open pits, high voltage areas, and other dangerous areas. A child is wanders away from a play area can suffer serious personal injuries without proper fencing and / or protective barriers.

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By David Wolf, Attorney

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education%20school%20day%20care%20building%20block%20y.jpgChildren placed in Delaware day care centers are the unfortunate victims of day care negligence. Simple measures can be taken by day care centers to reduce the incidents of injury and harm to children that take place in the day care center. Good Delaware day care centers know and follow the rules and regulations set forth in

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