Daycare child abuse cases are, obviously, very difficult cases. While legal recourses, criminal and civil, may offer some sense of justice, there is always a lot of pain involved in these cases. In some of these cases, there were warning signs that may have been spotted beforehand, had those affected understood what to look for. Some of the signs of an abusive facility are not immediately obvious to the untrained observer, though those affected understand that many of them are easy to spot.

Watch out for any facility that limits your access to your child. There should be no restrictions on visiting times. You should be able to walk in the door anytime you please without any interference or discouragement from the staff. It is a good sign, however, if the staff requires that you sign in when you arrive. An open-door policy with parents combined with a system that promotes accountability is a very good thing. It means that visitors—parents or otherwise—can be identified if there are ever problems.

When you interview a daycare provider, ask them about the screening processes they use for their non-childcare staff. This means the custodial staff, any drivers the day care center employs and even the office and administrative staff. If the facility does not require background checks of all employees—caregivers or otherwise—walk out the door. You wouldn't buy your child a bike that hadn't been safety inspected and wouldn't put them in a car seat that hadn't been inspected; you should demand that all personnel at the day care facility are checked out before being hired. Secrecy and inattention to detail are both warning signs that a facility is not on the up and up.

Make sure that your daycare provider is current on all their licenses. This means checking them out with the state board. If something does happen, this is one of the things a lawyer will do. Unfortunately, they'll be doing it after something has already happened. Endeavor to do it before something happens. If you believe that something is amiss at your daycare provider, most any daycare abuse law firm will have attorneys who will handle these cases. Many of them will work without a fee, being paid only if they win you compensation in court.

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