COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus babysitter who was accused of beating three young children under her care pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two counts of child endangerment and was ordered to participate in a court program in lieu of additional jail time. Destinie Preston, 22, faced misdemeanor counts of assault and endangering children in several cases. In […]
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Daycare Provider Charged After Baby Dies While Sleeping In Car Seat
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls daycare provider is charged with manslaughter after a baby became strangled in a car seat and died. Prosecutors say Kayla Styles left the 9-month-old boy in the seat to nap on November 14. When she checked on him two hours later, he was slumped down with the seat’s […]
Woman accused of operating illegal Jeffersonville daycare charged after 5-month-old dies in her care
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Police say a woman who was operating an unlicensed daycare in Jeffersonville is charged with neglect of a dependent after a 5-month-old boy died while under her care. Jeffersonville Police officers were sent to a home on Tristan Trail in a subdivision off Middle Road, in Jeffersonville, on Sept. 12 to […]
Day care provider charged in baby’s strangulation death
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Sioux Falls daycare provider has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a baby who became strangled in a car seat. Prosecutors say Kayla Styles left the 9-month-old boy in the car seat to nap Nov. 14 and when she checked two hours later she found the baby was […]
Watch: Preschoolers stranded on ice in middle of lake
Two children stranded amid cracking ice on a frozen Michigan lake were rescued by firefighters who inched out on their bellies. Cora Haupt, 4, and her brother Bobby, 2, had been playing in the snow Monday at their home in Shelby Charter Township, on the north edge of the Detroit metro area. “Bobby wanted to […]
Penn State named in lawsuit alleging child sex abuse at daycare center
Two parents have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the negligence of Penn State and child care provider Bright Horizons led to the sexual abuse of their five-year-old son, according to Pennsylvania Record. John and Jill Doe filed the suit on behalf of their son Jack Doe, who allegedly faced two years of sexual abuse […]
Family frustrated after 5-year-old left alone, forgotten on daycare van
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A local family is frustrated after their 5-year-old was left on a daycare van for hours. It’s a parent’s and grandparent’s worse nightmare: A child missing from a daycare center. “Nobody seemed to know, didn’t realize that she was missing during that time frame,” said Michelle Poitier, the child’s grandmother. “It […]
Round Lake home day care owner charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of 3-month old boy
A Round Lake woman is expected to be arraigned Wednesday on charges including involuntary manslaughter following the death of a 3-month-old child in her home daycare business, according to police and court records. Jane Korzun, 52, of the 300 blocks of Savoy Drive in Round Lake, is scheduled to appear in Lake County Circuit Court […]
Daycare employee arrested on theft charges
ROMA, Texas (KGBT) — A daycare employee is facing theft charges after turning herself into police. According to Roma police, 22-year-old Alondra Guillen was arrested last week after authorities said the mother of a 2-year-old noticed his son’s 10-karat gold bracelet and 10-karat gold chain missing when he returned home from daycare. Police said the cost […]
Authorities arrest woman in connection with infant death at daycare
Authorities say they have arrested a woman in connection with the death of a 9-month-old boy at a Sioux Falls in-home daycare after the boy became strangled in a car seat. Kayla Styles, 30, was arrested on Tuesday morning on charges of second-degree manslaughter and abuse and cruelty to a minor. A warrant had been […]