VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) — Families are scrambling to find someone to care for their kids after two daycare centers were suddenly shut down. It’s all centered around claims of abuse. There’s a warrant out for the former daycare worker accused of assaulting a 2-year-old. The state ordered an emergency closing of the Tickle Me Pink […]
Crime
Mattoon daycare provider charged with ‘shaken baby’ child battery; Injured 6-month-old boy released from hospital
MATTOON — A home daycare provider in Mattoon has been charged with aggravated battery of a 6-month-old boy, causing “shaken baby” type injuries that required an extended stay at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The Coles County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a felony charge of aggravated battery to a victim under age 13, with a […]
Dallas man facing federal gun charges for threatening to kill daughter’s mother, “shoot up” local daycare facility
DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas man, and previously convicted felon, is facing federal gun charges for allegedly threatening to kill his daughter’s mother and “shoot up” her daycare facility. 28-year-old Joshua Martinez, who was previously convicted in a 2010 robbery, was charged via a federal criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. […]
Athens Forest Kindergarten provides children an alternative approach to education
Out in the woods of Sandy Creek Park, children ages 3 to 6 run around and explore the beauty of nature. Whether it’s by getting their hands dirty from mud pies or learning about an unfamiliar species, the students of Athens Forest Kindergarten learn emotional and relational skills through nature. Founded in 2018, Athens Forest […]
Police: Daycare owners arrested for not reporting child abuse to authorities
VALDOSTA, GA. (WTXL) — Two Valdosta daycare owners were arrested after police say they failed to report a physical assault that involved a child and another employee at the daycare. According to the Valdosta Police Department, an incident involving a daycare worker and a child occurred at a daycare in the 200 blocks of N […]
2 arrested after human trafficking operation near Nashville preschool
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Police said they arrested two people involved in sex trafficking near a Nashville Preschool. This happened at a Motel 6 in Nashville. The victim said this all started in September. She said Lawrence Durant and Avannah Midkiff forced her to have sex with strangers against her will for money. She told […]
Man claims daughter with Down syndrome was raped at adult day care center
SAN ANTONIO – The father of a woman who has Down syndrome says someone at a South Side adult daycare facility violently sexually assaulted his daughter. The father, who KSAT is not identifying due to the nature of the case, said the home care provider who picks up his daughter from the adult daycare center alerted […]
St. Pete cafeteria worker at child care center accused of filming coworkers in day care bathroom
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A cafeteria worker at a Florida child care center is facing a video voyeurism charge after his co-workers found a cellphone taped under the sink and facing the toilet in a bathroom. St. Petersburg police arrested Julin Nichols, 30, on Monday. He had worked at the Lew Williams Center for […]
Miami teen denied college scholarship promised to her in kindergarten
A student was granted a college scholarship when she was in kindergarten in 2007. Now that a high school graduate is nearing completion, the foundation has apparently withdrawn its promise. Ynette Lopez and 96 other children in her kindergarten were apparently told by the I Have A Dream Foundation that they would receive $ 3,000 […]
Luling mother says child was abused at daycare, posts videos
A Luling mother’s Facebook post saying her son suffered neglect and abuse at his daycare center, which included surveillance video of the incident, was shared nearly 600 times and received thousands of views as of Thursday afternoon. “I have videos of my son being drug (by the owner Lori Bercegeay) down the hall from non-stop crying, with […]