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You have the option of reporting them to your local licensing agency which can/will conduct their own investigation then pleaes do so. You simply call the office and report your side of the story then they will either call or will show up unnanounced at the facility and interview/observe the facility. That is sort of like daycare version of DCF. If you think you have a valid complaint then this is deffinetely the option to go. Once you get a conclusion to the investigation you can then decide whether to pursue it further.
I do not have all of the details but I am assuming since you said they the daycare was the cause of the rash then the therapist reported this to DCF? Am I correct in assuming so or did the daycare report the rash to DCF? You must understand how this will look on your part without having proper proof to back it up if you go to court. Saying to the judge that you feel you are entitled to all of your money back because of the incidents (rash, DCF investigation, bullying etc.) with nothing else but your word will probably bring up the subject of why if your child was not immediately pulled out of daycare for the diaper rash. If you were so concerneed about this (as this is one of your major points now) then would you leave your child in the daycare anyway ... do you see how it could be portrayed. As far as the "bullying" reality is a matter of perception and although I would never condone or protect a child that was bullying it can be a common problem in daycare/school that is usually handled within the school/daycare and the children are corrected if the caregivers notice the behavior. Teasing and bullying is aweful but it it's not uncommon and you will need to show proof that the daycare either allowed this behavior or intentionally lied to you about it. By calling your local licensing office and allowing them to interview tha staff and conduct their own investigation this could potentially give you the proof that you need.
So far the DCF investigation was dropped (you mentioned that it was cleared) I'm assuming that this means that there was no evidence to support the molestation charges either on your part or the daycare. What happened with the diaper rash portion of it? Did the facility receive reprimandation for this or was this cleared as well? If the daycare was found at fault for the rash incident then you should get a copy of this report from DCF and provide it to licensing. This will help them in their investigation and they can probably cite the facility for improper diapering procedures or more. If they were not found at fault or if the investigation was incoclusive then you still don't have proof yet that the daycare did anything wrong. Again, by allowing licensing to conduct their own investigation they may find them at fault for these occurences on their own simply by observing the environment, the way they handle diaper changes and the way that they supervise the children.
I must warn you about going out publicly and giving out information about this daycare to "warn" other families. In many cases this can be construed as slander unless you have supportive evidence (actual physical proof) to suypport your claims and instead of being helpful to other families you yourself could be taken to court and sued for slander/defamation of character and any loss of income due to the loss of current or potential clients. Please please please don't risk that and take the propper course of action and report the incidents to licensing and if you are or aren't not satisfied with those results you can still have the option to take them to court. Once you have a verdict in your favor you can then contact your local media sources and report your win and they can then to coverage on the story and they would be doing so with factual evidence ... not on heresay and you will be protected.
Good luck to you and your family.
I do not have all of the details but I am assuming since you said they the daycare was the cause of the rash then the therapist reported this to DCF? Am I correct in assuming so or did the daycare report the rash to DCF? You must understand how this will look on your part without having proper proof to back it up if you go to court. Saying to the judge that you feel you are entitled to all of your money back because of the incidents (rash, DCF investigation, bullying etc.) with nothing else but your word will probably bring up the subject of why if your child was not immediately pulled out of daycare for the diaper rash. If you were so concerneed about this (as this is one of your major points now) then would you leave your child in the daycare anyway ... do you see how it could be portrayed. As far as the "bullying" reality is a matter of perception and although I would never condone or protect a child that was bullying it can be a common problem in daycare/school that is usually handled within the school/daycare and the children are corrected if the caregivers notice the behavior. Teasing and bullying is aweful but it it's not uncommon and you will need to show proof that the daycare either allowed this behavior or intentionally lied to you about it. By calling your local licensing office and allowing them to interview tha staff and conduct their own investigation this could potentially give you the proof that you need.
So far the DCF investigation was dropped (you mentioned that it was cleared) I'm assuming that this means that there was no evidence to support the molestation charges either on your part or the daycare. What happened with the diaper rash portion of it? Did the facility receive reprimandation for this or was this cleared as well? If the daycare was found at fault for the rash incident then you should get a copy of this report from DCF and provide it to licensing. This will help them in their investigation and they can probably cite the facility for improper diapering procedures or more. If they were not found at fault or if the investigation was incoclusive then you still don't have proof yet that the daycare did anything wrong. Again, by allowing licensing to conduct their own investigation they may find them at fault for these occurences on their own simply by observing the environment, the way they handle diaper changes and the way that they supervise the children.
I must warn you about going out publicly and giving out information about this daycare to "warn" other families. In many cases this can be construed as slander unless you have supportive evidence (actual physical proof) to suypport your claims and instead of being helpful to other families you yourself could be taken to court and sued for slander/defamation of character and any loss of income due to the loss of current or potential clients. Please please please don't risk that and take the propper course of action and report the incidents to licensing and if you are or aren't not satisfied with those results you can still have the option to take them to court. Once you have a verdict in your favor you can then contact your local media sources and report your win and they can then to coverage on the story and they would be doing so with factual evidence ... not on heresay and you will be protected.
Good luck to you and your family.
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