Four Month Old Dies at Overcrowded Denton Day Care
Late this afternoon, Candace Carlisle reported in the Denton Record Chronicle that a home-based day care in Denton had more than twice the number of children it was allowed by law when a 4-month-old girl died there this week, a state investigation shows.
Too Kool 4 School Kids Club Day Care in the 2200 block of Palomino Court is closed pending the outcome of a state investigation. The center received a permit in August and had a capacity for 12 children, said Marissa Gonzales, a spokeswoman for the state’s child care licensing division. Thirty children were inside the facility when the girl died Wednesday afternoon.
The Tarrant County medical examiner's office has since identifed her as Sophia Worsham of Denton. A child care worker was sitting with Sophia on the floor, went to pick her up so she could answer a knock at the door, and noticed the baby was limp and not breathing, said Denton police Ryan Grelle.
The infant was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. There were no signs of foul play and criminal charges probably will not be filed for the death, Grelle said. Police are awaiting autopsy results from the medical examiner’s office. The licensing agency is investigating allegations that the center was shuffling children back and forth with another day care facility.
All too often day care attendants leave babies unattended for a short period resulting in a tragic accident or death. Often times, a claim for negligence may arise in situations where toddlers are at left alone or a daycare's superviser neglects a toddler or a chidren's welfare.
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The Dallas Morning News staff writer Joanna Cattanach contributed to this report.
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