Was your child injured in a fall while in the care of a Dallas, TX, daycare facility? If negligent supervision or an unsafe environment caused the injury, you could have rights under Texas law. The Dallas daycare fall injury lawyers at Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers can help you pursue accountability. Contact us today at (214) 556-8321 for a free consultation to learn more.
Our attorneys are committed to fighting for Texas families after preventable injuries. We’re here to stand up for you and your child.
Why Families Trust Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers With Their Daycare Fall Cases in Dallas, TX
You leave your child with a daycare facility expecting they’ll receive supervision and recreation opportunities. When they suffer an injury instead, it can feel like a huge breach of trust. If your child experienced a fall injury at a daycare, you may have options for holding the facility accountable for the financial and emotional consequences of the injury.
Families in Dallas, Texas, choose our Dallas daycare injury lawyers because:
- We’ve secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured children and their families
- Our firm holds membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor limited to attorneys with a proven record of significant case results
- We have extensive experience handling daycare injury cases
- Every client works directly with our attorneys
- We handle every case on a contingency fee basis, meaning you owe nothing unless we recover compensation for you
Get a dedicated Dallas child injury lawyer on your side. Call today to schedule your free consultation.
What Causes Falls at Dallas Daycare Facilities?
Texas childcare licensing standards require facilities to maintain safe premises and adequate supervision. Falls usually happen when daycares fall short of this duty.
Common contributing factors include:
- Staff failing to monitor children during active play
- Poorly maintained playground equipment
- Slippery flooring
- Tripping hazards inside the facility
- Broken or unstable furniture
- Unsafe stairs or ramps
Overcrowded classrooms can also make it difficult for staff to watch every child. Even a short lapse in attention can lead to a fall with serious consequences.
Injuries Commonly Caused by Daycare Falls
A fall can cause significant harm to a young child due to their small size.
Our firm has experience handling child injury claims involving:
- Skull fractures
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Broken bones
- Facial and dental injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Lacerations
If your child fell at daycare and needed medical attention, you should consider consulting an attorney to evaluate whether negligence played a role in the incident.
What Compensation Is Available After a Daycare Fall in Texas?
Texas law allows parents to pursue compensation when a daycare’s negligence causes their child harm.
Depending on the severity of the fall and the resulting injuries, your family may be entitled to recover:
- Medical expenses
- Ongoing treatment
- Costs of future care and rehabilitation
- Counseling or psychological care, if needed
- Diminished future earning capacity in some cases
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
In tragic cases where a fall results in a child’s death, Texas law also allows parents to pursue a wrongful death claim for funeral expenses, loss of companionship, and the family’s mental anguish. An experienced attorney can help your family determine which damages are available for your child and seek the full amount they are owed under the law.
How Long Do You Have to File a Daycare Fall Claim in Texas?
Texas generally requires personal injury lawsuits to be filed within two years, but claims involving injured children may be subject to different deadlines. Texas law typically pauses, or “tolls,” the filing deadline until the child turns 18. In practice, families usually pursue a claim on behalf of the child well before that period.
How to Report a Daycare for Unsafe Practices or Conditions
If you believe a Dallas daycare is allowing dangerous fall conditions to go unaddressed, you have options beyond a legal claim. In Texas, licensed childcare facilities are regulated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), which investigates complaints involving supervision failures, unsafe conditions, staffing violations, and other licensing concerns.
Complaints can typically be filed online through the HHSC Child Care Investigations division. They can often be submitted anonymously. When filing a complaint, you should include specific details concerning the dates, descriptions of the unsafe condition or incident, names of staff involved, and any photos or documentation you have.
HHSC has the authority to investigate the facility, issue citations, and demand corrective action. In serious cases, they may revoke a daycare’s license.
Reporting unsafe conditions is a separate action from pursuing compensation for your own child’s injury. But it can help protect other children currently enrolled at the facility and create an official record that may also support a future legal claim if your child was harmed due to hazards.
Contact a Dallas Daycare Fall Injury Lawyer Today
No parent should have to worry about their child’s safety at daycare. If your child suffered a fall at such a facility, you have rights. Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers is ready to investigate what happened and pursue full accountability on your family’s behalf.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with a Dallas daycare fall injury attorney who will fight for your child.
