Can I file a negligence claim for an injury that occurred to my child at day care?

I have a two-year old child who recently broke his left femur while running and falling at the daycare center.  Can I bring a negligence claim in Georgia against the childcare provider for my child's injuries?

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To prove negligence in Georgia, a plaintiff has to show that the daycare center 1) owed him a legal duty; 2) breached that duty; 3) caused him an injury; and 4) that there was a causal connection between the breach and the injury.  A childcare provider is under a duty to exercise reasonable care for the child's safety.  This is gauged by the standard of the average reasonable parent or the care which a prudent individual would exercise under similar circumstances.  A daycare center does not insure a child's safety and is not required to foresee and guard against every possible danger.  An injury, without more, does not establish a presumption of negligence.  On the other hand, negligence can be inferred where a child being injured in daycare suffers unexplained broken leg or a skull fracture.

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