Parents File Lawsuit After Toddler's Injury at Daycare Facility

WHO:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The parents of a 23-month-old child, identified in court documents as C.K.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The daycare worker involved in the incident at the Bay Club in El Segundo.

WHAT:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The parents filed a lawsuit alleging that their son suffered a traumatic brain injury and hearing loss due to the actions of a daycare worker.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The lawsuit alleges negligence and fraud by the Bay Club.

ABC News - The lawsuit claims the child fell from a height of six feet while playing with a staff member.

WHERE:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The incident occurred at the Bay Club daycare in El Segundo, California.

WHEN:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The surveillance video related to the incident was recorded in March 2025.

WHY:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The parents claim the Bay Club misrepresented the circumstances of the incident when notifying them to pick up their son.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The lawsuit states that the Bay Club falsely represented that an employee fell while holding C.K. and that he was only about 1.5 feet above the ground when the fall occurred.

HOW:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The surveillance video shows the daycare worker appearing to toss C.K. into the air and subsequently missing the catch, leading to the child falling and the worker toppling over onto him.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The surveillance video shows the worker grabbing C.K. by his arms and swinging him through her legs multiple times before tossing him into the air and missing the catch, resulting in the child falling.

(UPDATED July 9, 2026 02:51 UTC)

Surveillance video from ABC7 Los Angeles shows a daycare worker tossing a child named C.K. into the air, but unfortunately, the worker misses the catch. This results in C.K. falling to the ground, with the worker then toppling over onto him. The incident has raised concerns about safety practices at the daycare.

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(UPDATED July 8, 2026 19:26 UTC)

The parents of a 23-month-old child, identified in court documents as C.K., have filed a lawsuit against the Bay Club daycare in El Segundo, California, alleging that their son suffered a traumatic brain injury and hearing loss due to the actions of a daycare worker. The lawsuit claims that C.K. fell from a height of six feet while playing with a staff member, and it alleges negligence and fraud by the Bay Club, which reportedly misrepresented the circumstances of the incident to the parents. Surveillance video from March 2025 shows the worker swinging C.K. through her legs before tossing him into the air and missing the catch, leading to the child's fall.