The End Result

So the end result of this whole ordeal with me was that I spent a few weeks in a Spika cast until I developed a bleeding rash on my back. Then the cast was removed and the rash was treated . A single leg cast was placed on my leg until my leg was healed enough so that I could walk. My Daddy told me that I was a super hero and he demanded that I get up and walk very shortly after I got my cast off. Three days after I got my cast off, I decided to get up and start walking because my daddy said I could do it.

The time money and effort that was involved in this whole thing was ridiculous and I want all the Mommy's and Daddy's out there to be aware that the state of Massachusetts and the licensing board in Massachusetts does not care who they license and the licensing process is very simple.

The story I just recently posted is testimony to that. The daycare I went to was sued but continued to accept new students a day after I broke my leg in their care. The state did an investigation and found countless things wrong with the way this situation was handled. They still suffered no consequences other than having to have their insurance company pay out a small fee to my parents.

Lawyers and insurance companies don't care about the emotional aspects of what I went through or what my parents went through. The only thing that mattered is that there is only a small % chance that my leg will grow in the wrong way or that I would see any adverse effects on my ability to do sports or live life to the fullest. No one will account for the endless nights of screaming, no one will account for all the pain I was in, no one will account for the time I lost sitting on the floor in a full body cast.

Just be aware that when you put your baby boy or girl into a daycare make sure you check the licensing board in your town and ask if there have been any incidents in the past and what the nature of those incidents were.

Ask to see the documentation showing that everyone working at the daycare is licensed and that there has been a background check on everyone. Are they all CPR certified? Have they provided references? Is the facility up to code? When was the last time someone from the state came and checked all these items?