Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating after a delivery driver reportedly drove her BMW into a daycare building on Thursday, injuring at least four children. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, at least one of the injured children was left in critical condition following the 1:30 p.m. crash at Children of America daycare in Bucks County. Upper …
An unlicensed Georgia daycare provider was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the 2011 death of an 11-month-old baby who suffered a fractured back and extreme blood loss while in her care. Though Maria Owens, 51, was convicted of killing Jayden Kelly six years earlier, her felony murder conviction was reversed, sparking a …
The day care’s owner allegedly lied about having her CPR certification
Relatives of a 10-month-old girl filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania daycare on Tuesday, weeks after the baby reportedly suffered an injury at the facility which left her without the tip of her finger. Speaking to WPVI, Maliyah Leary’s family said the incident involving the infant occurred on August 6 at Principals Demonstration Preparatory Academy. …
An unlicensed day care operator in Ohio who was accused of sexually abusing children in her care will spend 30 days in jail after recently accepting a plea deal which offered a lighter sentence. Kimberly Hignite, 52, learned her punishment Monday after pleading guilty to 14 counts of child endangering. In addition to allegedly sexually …
A Michigan man who operated an unlicensed day care was sentenced to probation Friday, more than a year after his 3-year-old son got access to his gun and wounded two children. In addition to two years’ probation, Timothy Eubanks was ordered to start a national gun safety campaign following the September 2017 shooting of two 3-year-olds …
Two former employees speak out against the ongoing issues at the day care where the little boy nearly died
Police said a 3-year-old Ohio girl is “hanging on by a thread” after her babysitter allegedly shook her so violently that her family says she is essentially brain dead. The Journal-News reported that Hanover Township authorities responded to Lindsay Partin’s residence Thursday amid reports regarding an unconscious child. There, they found an unresponsive Hannah Wesche, who was allegedly …
An Oregon day care owner who drugged the kids in her care with melatonin so she could go tanning and do CrossFit learned her fate Friday. A Deschutes County judge sentenced January Neatherlin, of Bend, to 21 years and 4 months in prison weeks after she pleaded guilty to 11 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment and …
Three Illinois day care workers are facing criminal charges for allegedly giving 2-year-olds melatonin gummies to calm them down before naptime. Kristen Lauletta, 32, Jessica Heyse, 19, and Ashley Helfenbein, 25, teachers at Kiddie Junction in Des Plaines, are accused of supplying gummies to the toddlers without their parents’ consent. While none of the parents reported injuries, …
A Richfield, Utah, day care employee was sentenced late last month for nearly killing a 22-month-old boy in her care by placing a heavy picture frame on top of his playpen. The Richfield Reaper reported that Casey Bertelson, 28, was sentenced to 80 days in jail and 30 days home confinement for a May 15 incident that …
The infant died after the day care owner slammed his head against a changing table
