Random Day Care Horror Stories (13 items)

(#9) Baby Asphyxiated After Being Placed In Soft Bedding

10-month-old Henry Hall passed from asphyxiation when his licensed at-home day care provider placed him on soft bedding for his nap because she had run out of cribs. Reportedly, the caretaker then fell asleep with the help of sleeping aids.

Laytarishia D. Robinson received a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty for involuntary manslaughter.
(#13) Day Care Used As Site For Drug Deals

Three men were caught using drugs after hours at a day care center. The owner of the day care was the mother of one of the suspects and was unaware of the offenses taking place. She claimed her son broke into the facility. Police were alerted to the situation when they received a call for help from the facility on a Saturday night.

One of the suspects had overdosed and needed medical attention.
(#4) Kids Duct-Taped to Beds

Officials had to investigate a day care center after allegations that the caretakers were duct-taping children to mats to enforce nap time. Parents became aware of the practice after photos of a toddler wrapped in a blanket and bound to a nap mat by duct tape began circulating.
(#10) Little Girl Left On The Bus

A 6-year-old girl fell asleep on a four-row bus while under the supervision of a day care provider. When she awoke, everyone was gone, and the bus doors were locked. The driver is supposed to walk the aisles before locking the bus, but had apparently failed to do so.

The child was left for 90 minutes until a parent spotted her.
(#12) Baby Breaks Arm After Being Dropped

Amanda Jolene Oster was charged with one gross misdemeanor count of child neglect after dropping a baby and breaking its arm. According to a social worker that Oster spoke with after the incident, she had pulled on the blanket that held the infant, causing the baby to roll out and on to a couch.
(#8) Day Care Worker Drugs Kids For Nap Time

Deborah Gratz was fired from the day care facility she worked out after witnesses allege they saw her put a substance into the cups of several children. When she was confronted by the facility's administrators, she admitted to putting an over-the-counter sleep medication into the cups.