negligent supervision

Published on: July 28, 2016

What if a Child Drowns or Nearly Drowns While in a Field Trip with a Day Care Center or Summer Camp at a Swimming Pool, Aquatic Park, Theme Park, or Amusement Park?

By Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.

By David A. Wolf, Attorney

Child Injury Lawyer Blog

Summer time is filled with lots of fun and activities including visits to swimming pools and field trips. During the summer, there is nothing more fun for children at times than splashing around and swimming with friends. However, it should always be kept top of mind for day care center providers, child care providers, summer camp counselors, water safety personnel, and lifeguards that swimming pools and aquatic areas can be extremely dangerous for children. Whenever there is a field trip by a summer camp or day care center to a water park, aquatic area, swimming pool, theme park, or amusement park, it is vital that supervision be in place at ALL TIMES. That statement should be repeated and emphasized – SUPERVISION SHOULD BE IN PLACE AT ALL TIMES. It should also be noted that supervision is not the mere presence of a counselor, teacher, or care provider. It also means being attentive to the location, whereabout, needs, abilities, risks, and dangers of each child. Mobile phones are great devices; however, they also can be toys that lead to serious personal injuries and drowning incidents for children. Just one text me, e-mail, or so called funny video can some times spell the difference between life and death for a child who ends up drowning at a swimming or aquatic area while on a visit or a field trip.

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Published on: November 21, 2015

What Should a Parent Look For When Choosing a Day Care Center? The Tennessee Star Quality Program

By Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.

By David Wolf, Attorney and Samantha Vloedman, Law Clerk

Published by Child Injury Lawyer Blog

In Tennessee and other States, working parents rely upon day care centers to provide the health, safety, welfare, supervision, and guidance of their children. When selecting a day care center, a parent has a number of factors to consider including location, costs, hours, compliance, history, licensure, and in some States like Tennessee a Star Quality Program.

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Published on: June 20, 2015

What is the Liability of a Summer Camp, School or Day Care Center Regarding Falls from Stairs or Escalators?

By Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.

By David Wolf, Attorney

Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network

Children, especially younger ones under the age of 5, are at serious risk for injuries when walking up or down stairs OR when on or near escalators. When a summer camp, school, or day care center is supervising children on campus OR on a field trip, it is important to provide the necessary supervision to make sure that children are kept out of harm’s way. Many staircases are built in a manner in which a child could crawl or squeeze between the bar. As such, at any given moment, a child, who is not under the constant watch or supervision of a child care provider, could slip away and suffer from a fall that leads to serious personal injuries or even death.

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