Day care worker faces charges after boy found dead in van

Myles was supposed to have been dropped off in the morning at another Little Miracles Academy day care centre but instead the boy was taken to the location where he was found on the floor of the vehicle more than 11 hours later. It was too early to say why Myles was taken to the wrong location, but the driver “did admit to not doing a head count,” Mina said.

Florida Department of Children and Families records show the Little Miracles Academy was found not in compliance last month with a rule requiring day care centres to maintain logs of the time children arrive, where they were supposed to be transported and what time they departed.

Officials with the state agency said Tuesday that the department had opened its own investigation into the death.

“DCF is pursuing every legal option available to cease operations by tomorrow at both of these facilities,” Mike Carroll, the agency’s secretary, said in a statement.

No one answered the phone at the day care Tuesday afternoon. Another number for the day care’s president found in state Division of Corporation records was disconnected.

Mina said Myles’ death was the fifth fatality in Florida this year involving a child left in a hot vehicle. He pleaded with parents and caregivers to put their cellphones, wallets or purses in the back seat with their children so they are reminded to look back there when they leave their vehicles.

“Every time we hear about this … it hurts us all,” Mina said.

Mike Schneider, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Day care worker faces charges after boy found dead in van

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