One of the most important decisions of a working parent is finding someone to trust in the care of their children during the day. For many Americans, that answer is a local day care provider in the form of a commercial day care center or home. If that trust is violated and a child is physically or emotionally injured, the tragic loss cannot be replaced. Parents grieve a lifetime. Most parents, though, also will work tirelessly to exhaust all legal remedies in their search for justice and for answers as to what happened to their helpless little loved one.

The care of children is serious business that requires day care centers and homes to not only anticipate the needs and behaviors of children but also maintain close supervision over them. Injury to children while at day care can arise from many causes, including lack of proper inspection of the premises to ensure against dangerous conditions, negligent hiring or inadequate training of employees, inadequate supervision of a child, or failure to adjust their approach in the care to the child’s particular behavioral or developmental needs. It is the responsibility of those who carry out such a business to ensure that they do so keeping the child’s and families’ needs uppermost in their minds.

In some areas the particular standards are set by custom or a local licensing agency. In Illinois, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is responsible for setting the standards and licensing within the child day care industry. Its regulations “DCFS is responsible for setting standards and licensing day care centers, homes, group homes and day care agencies in the state. In June 2007, Illinois had 2,907 licensed day care centers, 10,051 licensed day care homes and 473 group day care homes with a combined capacity to serve more than 295 thousand children.”

If you are involved in an accident and think you have a claim, it is best to first speak to an attorney before discussing the matter with strangers or outside parties. Day care cases can be very complex.

Clifford Law Offices, in Chicago Illinois, is a law firm that handles day care cases. Their experienced lawyers will look at the individual facts of the case and determine if the day care center failed to follow Illinois rules and regulations or demonstrated negligence in the care of your child. They have a proven record of success in litigating these cases.

In a recent case, Robert Clifford and Kevin Durkin, partners at Clifford Law Offices and day care lawyers, secured a $14 million verdict for the family of a one-year-old boy who tragically suffered permanent brain damage after choking on an apple slice at a daycare center where workers failed to monitor him.

In a different day care case, Michael Krzak, partner and daycare attorney at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $300,000 settlement for the family of a four-year-old girl who suffered burns on her chin and shoulder when a day care center worker spilled boiling water during a demonstration. If you need an Illinois day care attorney, please consult with Clifford Law Offices. They have the resources and experience to navigate the complex process in the fight for you and your family over injuries or death stemming from a day care accident.