Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
The South Carolina Department of Social Services – Child Care Services is the government agency that licenses Day Care / Child Care Centers in the State of South Carolina. Like many other States, South Carolina has licensing requirements that are based on the size, purpose, religious affiliation, and other factors. Regardless of the type of day care center / child care center, each facility and its owners have a duty to provide a safe and healthy environment for the children so as to prevent serious personal injuries while under their care and supervision. Child Care Services has a Child Care Center Locator on its web site that can assist parents and caregivers in researching and finding child care centers throughout South Carolina.
In Michigan, child day care centers have a duty to properly staff the facility and supervise the children. In order to promote adequate staffing of child day care centers, the Michigan Department of Human Resources promulgated rules and regulations that require child day care centers to have certain staff to children ratios in place for the safety and supervision of the children. Pursuant to 
The Michigan Department of Human Resources licenses and regulations child day care centers. Children often suffer serious personal injuries and, in some instances, death as a result of negligence maintenance and / or supervision of children under the care of a Michigan child day care center. Pursuant to 
Monkey bars are placed on playgrounds in Massachusetts and throughout the United States. Children love hanging from, hanging upside on, crossing, standing on, and sitting on monkey bars. Many children enjoy the challenge and the height of monkey bars. The problem is that children fail to appreciate the dangers of monkey bars and sustain serious personal injuries from falls from monkey bars. A Boston, Massachusetts medical study mentioned on the 
It is important for day care centers / child care centers to have a properly maintained building and facility in place to comply with the State Board of Education rules and regulations. It is also important to have a properly trained and attentive staff in place. The old saying – “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” may apply in instances where there is a beautiful, new and modern day care center but it is staffed with unmotivated and careless day care center staff members. Parents should not just look at the building when considering a day care center. Parents should also look and interview the staff including the administrator, supervisors, teachers, and teacher’s aides. Every staff member at a day care center is important. Every staff member can make a difference – some for the better and some for the worse. Under 
In Massachusetts and other States, children in child care / day care suffer personal injuries on playgrounds and outside areas. Some personal injuries result from poor supervision or negligent inspection / maintenance of playground equipment. Some personal injuries result from a poor design or dangerous heights of playground areas. Many injuries on playgrounds in Massachusetts day care / child care centers can be avoided with diligent supervision, properly designed playground areas considering the size and age of the children, and consistent maintenance.