Parents sue after video appears to show toddler thrown by daycare worker in El Segundo

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (KABC) -- A daycare center at the Bay Club in El Segundo is facing a lawsuit after the parents of a 23-month-old child alleged their son was severely injured by a worker.

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The lawsuit centers on surveillance video from March 2025 at the daycare facility for members of the upscale Bay Club and Manhattan Country Club.

The footage shows a worker grabbing the toddler, identified in court documents as C.K., by his arms and swinging him through her legs multiple times. On the third swing, the worker appears to toss the child into the air and miss catching him as he falls. The worker then appears to topple over onto the toddler.

The parents say C.K. suffered a traumatic brain injury and hearing loss as a result of the incident.

The lawsuit alleges negligence and fraud by the Bay Club. The child's parents claim the club misrepresented the circumstances of the incident when notifying them that they needed to pick up their son after he had fallen.

According to the claim, "The Bay Club falsely represented that an employee fell over while she was in a squatting position and holding C.K., and that C.K. was only about 1.5 feet above the ground when the fall occurred. This was a complete lie."

The lawsuit further alleges that the video demonstrates the severity of the negligence and the lasting impact on the child.

The Bay Club says it cannot comment on ongoing litigation and says safety is their highest priority.