--- title: Day Care Insurance in Massachusetts | Charles River Insurance description: Protect your day care in Massachusetts with specialized insurance. Ensure comprehensive liability coverage tailored to your unique needs. Get a free quote! --- [![CR_final_logo_white](https://www.charlesriverinsurance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CR_final_logo_white.png?width=1317&name=CR_final_logo_white.png "CR_final_logo_white")](https://www.charlesriverinsurance.com/) [![quote now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1738700/0df88c31-4531-4b8f-8a14-8e2a212096e8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1738700/0df88c31-4531-4b8f-8a14-8e2a212096e8) # Day Care Insurance from Massachusetts Specialists ## **Proudly Providing Day Care Insurance to Business in Massachusetts & ****Many Other States Across the Nation** ## What is Day Care Insurance? Operating a day care or child care program is a major responsibility. Day cares are responsible for the welfare of the children they watch, and they’re almost invariably held responsible if something goes wrong. Even if a day care is cleared of any negligence or wrongdoing, defending a program in court can be costly. If a day care is found responsible for an incident, a significant settlement may be levied against the program. Day care insurance helps protect day cares and child care programs in Massachusetts from potential liability suits, as well as many other possible risks. Just as day care and child care programs have unique licensing requirements, they also have particular insurance needs. Day care insurance is a [commercial insurance](https://www.charlesriverinsurance.com/business-insurance-massachusetts) that’s specifically designed to meet those needs. [![We Are Here to Grow With You](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1738700/385d1b06-32e0-4238-b35d-0402f78bf857.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1738700/385d1b06-32e0-4238-b35d-0402f78bf857) ## Will an Affidavit or Waiver Protect a Day Care from a Liability Suit? In general having an affidavit or waiver doesn’t provide complete protection from liability lawsuits. While an affidavit or waiver might serve as evidence that a parent or legal guardian was aware of a potential risk, a document doesn’t typically fully absolve a day care of responsibility. In most cases, the family of a parent may still sue and, depending on the circumstances of the incident, the day care could still be found liable for any injuries sustained by a child. Because affidavits and waivers don’t generally provide an impenetrable defense, most day cares should carry a child care insurance policy that includes generous liability coverage. Liability coverage can help pay the legal costs of defending a day care in court and settlements associated with lawsuits over covered incidents. ![Day Care Insurance Massachusetts](https://www.charlesriverinsurance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Assets_Website/Day%20Care%20Insurance/CRI_DayCare_Body1.jpg?width=1365&name=CRI_DayCare_Body1.jpg "Day Care Insurance Massachusetts") ## How Much Liability Coverage Should Day Cares Purchase? While there isn’t a single set amount of liability coverage that day cares and child care programs should purchase, most are wise to select high liability limits when getting a child care insurance policy. Court cases can be drawn out, which often makes mounting a legal defense expensive, and settlements for successful cases can be high. Having lots of liability coverage, and possibly secondary coverage through an umbrella liability policy, can help ensure that a day care or child care program is well protected. [![Start The Conversation!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1738700/a236db75-3731-4176-98f9-2f7b1eb2805e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1738700/a236db75-3731-4176-98f9-2f7b1eb2805e) ## What’s the Difference Between Occurrence and Claims-Made Child Care Insurance? Most child care insurance policies can be categorized into “occurrence” and “claims-made” policies. Occurrence policies typically provide coverage for incidents that occur while the policy is in effect. Claims-made policies normally only cover claims that are actually made while they’re in effect. If an incident occurs while a claims-made policy is in effect, but no claim is made until after the policy expires, it likely won’t provide coverage. (Some occurrence policies have limits on how long policyholders have to file claims after the policy expires, but it’s usually at least several years.) For the best protection, day cares should generally look for occurrence child care insurance policies. Families sometimes don’t file liability lawsuits right when an incident occurs. In some cases, the statute of limitations in Massachusetts may give families several years to file a suit. Occurrence policies are more likely to cover any suits that are filed well after an incident. ![Day Care Insurance Massachusetts](https://www.charlesriverinsurance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Assets_Website/Day%20Care%20Insurance/CRI_DayCare_Body2.jpg?width=1365&name=CRI_DayCare_Body2.jpg "Day Care Insurance Massachusetts") ## What Massachusetts Day Cares and Child Care Programs Should Get Day Care Insurance? Most businesses in Massachusetts that watch children ought to have some form of child care insurance. This includes: - Traditional day cares and child care programs - Home-based day care businesses - Churches that offer paid nursery school and day care programs - Businesses that make child care available to their customers (e.g. ski slopes and some grocery stores) - Companies that provide child care for their employees [![Talk to a Business Specialist](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1738700/1a5a7460-d752-497d-884a-efcaf51620ca.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1738700/1a5a7460-d752-497d-884a-efcaf51620ca) Any business that wants to review its day care insurance needs can contact an independent insurance agent who serves Massachusetts. An independent agent will be able to help a business, whether it’s a large day care in Boston, MA, a home-based program in [Framingham, MA](https://www.charlesriverinsurance.com/insurance-framingham-ma), or a business in Amherst, MA that provides child care to customers, determine if it needs child care insurance. 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