Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Foundation

Choosing child care can feel like choosing a second home for your child. The place needs to be safe, warm, reliable, and realistic for your budget and schedule. It also needs to fit your child’s age, temperament, routines, and need for social growth. The two most common options, home daycare and commercial daycare, can both offer excellent care. They simply do it in different ways. Home daycare often feels more personal and flexible. Commercial daycare, often called a child c

Choosing a daycare often comes down to trust. The teachers seem kind, the rooms feel clean, the schedule works, and the children look happy. But there is one practical question that deserves a place next to curriculum, meals, and nap routines: Does the daycare carry liability insurance? It may not be the first question that comes to mind during a tour, but it is one of the clearest signs that a childcare provider takes safety and responsibility seriously. Liability insurance

A parent should not have to discover, after a child is badly hurt, that the child care provider responsible for care had no liability insurance. That is the gap Georgia still has not closed. More than 20 years after Juan’s Law, families have a right to ask whether a child care provider carries liability insurance. Providers must disclose that information. That was a meaningful step. It gave parents visibility into a risk that had been hidden for too long. But disclosure is no

Twenty five years ago, my 14 month old son fell headfirst into a bucket of bleach laced mop water inside a licensed Georgia daycare. His name was Anthony DeJuan “Juan” Boatwright. On September 9, 2001, Juan was left unattended while in the care of a state licensed child care center in Augusta, Georgia. In a matter of moments, he nearly drowned. He suffered a catastrophic brain injury. Doctors told me he would not recover. I was told my baby would likely remain in a vegetati

Choosing a daycare is one of the first big trust decisions many families make. A warm classroom and friendly staff matter, but safety is what makes everything else possible. Children need spaces where they can explore, play, rest, eat, and build relationships with steady adults who know how to prevent problems and respond quickly when something goes wrong. Strong daycare safety does not mean a center feels tense or overly strict. In a well-run program, safety often looks calm

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In 2001, a tragic incident occurred that would forever alter the landscape of childcare safety in Georgia. Fourteen-month-old Anthony...

Jackie Boatwright visited the Pentagon to learn how military daycares ensure safety. Now, she’s fighting for the same standards in all child