video surveillance

Published on: August 8, 2019

The Power and Importance of Video in Day Care Centers – Caught on Camera Abusing a Child

In day care centers across the nation, there are countless acts of abuse and neglect. Some get swept under the rug and never get reported. Children enrolled in a child care center often is an easy target because of age, the inability to defend himself or herself, and the lack of communication skills to alert parents and other adults of the abuse. Being a child care provider is not easy task. It requires a person who is alert, physically able, and patient. Unfortunately, far too many day care centers are run or staffed with unqualified and downright abusive people.

There are plenty of excellent day care centers that do not have video surveillance. On the “wish list” of things to have in a day care center, it is at times helpful to have video surveillance in place. There are a number of benefits to having video surveillance in place as follows:

Video surveillance is another “set of eyes” supervising the care provided to the children.

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Published on: August 23, 2017

What if a Child is Subjected to Corporal Punishment at a Day Care Center? Importance of Child Care Regulations and Video Surveillance

By Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.

In Nevada and other states, a child enrolled in a day care center should be provided with a supportive educational environment free from abuse, neglect, and corporal punishment. Unfortunately, far too many children are harmed by the very caregivers supposed trained and skilled to provide proper supervision for children at the day care center. It should also be noted that many such instances go unreported, unnoticed, and essentially ignored unless somebody speaks out on behalf of the child. Often, it is the parent that steps up to advocate for his or her child.

It was recently reported in Nevada that a day care center worker threw a child to the floor. The child reported the incident to her mother who then demanded to see the video surveillance for the facility. The video surveillance from the K.I.D.S. Academy located in Henderson, Nevada shows the child care provider first picking up the child by the arms. The day care center worker then returns just seconds later and throws the girl more forcefully and the child’s face hits the floor. Incidents like these can and often do lead to serious head injuries. Without the push from the parent and the availability of the video surveillance, these incidents tragically get “swept under the rug” without any civil, administrative, or criminal action. Once the video surveillance was viewed by the facility and the parent, the matter was reported to the Henderson Police Department which, in turn, arrested the day care worker for criminal charges of child abuse. You can read more about this story at Video Surveillance Leads to Arrest of Day Care Center Worker in Henderson Nevada.

Similar to the majority of other states, corporal punishment and physical abuse are prohibited in licensed Nevada day care centers. Pursuant to Nevada Administrative Code – NAC 432A.400 Discipline – a licensed day care center has a duty to enhance a child’s behavior through positive guidance and redirection. A day care center worker shall not under any circumstances inflict physical punishment in any manner on the child or verbal abuse or threaten the child.

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Published on: June 25, 2017

What if a Child is Injured by a Day Care Center Worker? A Disturbing and Shocking Video

By Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.

By David Wolf, Child Injury Lawyer

Day care centers are commonly used by families all over the country. Parents assume that children are being cared for in a supportive learning environment by caring child care providers. Child care workers are expected to be responsible, dependable, and patient. Training should be completed pursuant to state and local day care regulations for each worker to to being officially employed by the day care center.

Video surveillance at a day care center can help document many incidents that in the past were “swept under the rug” or hidden by the day care center. Without the benefit of video surveillance, many incidents of child abuse were kept quiet. Day care center workers would claim ignorance, “I do not know what happened.” Alternatively, the day care center worker would make up a story, “Johnny fell while running on the playground.”

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Published on: July 1, 2015

Is a Day Care Center Required to Have Video Surveillance in Place?

By Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.

By David Wolf, Attorney

Published by the Child Injury Lawyer Blog

Many day care centers across the nation have video surveillance equipment in place to monitor the children under the care of the day care center. The video surveillance is also used to monitor the care being provided to the children enrolled in the day care center. In most States, there is no legal requirement per se that requires a day care center to have the video surveillance in place. Some may even argue that such video surveillance would violate the privacy rights of the children, owner, and / or staff members. When a parent enrolls a child in a day care center, a parent should look for transparency and full disclosure by the day care center. Video surveillance can go a long way to keeping both the children and staff members in line. Better yet, if a parent has online access to watch the streaming video live while a child is at a day care center can help put another set of eyes on the children and staff at a day care center.

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