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  • Parents still looking for childcare options after fire Play Video

    October 22, 2012 5:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The parents of 50 kids are trying to find a childcare provider after a fire destroyed their daycare center. The Istrouma Early Head Start is a daycare for children ages one to three. Many of the children's parents are teenagers or young adults who work or... more »
  • Two in custody after attempted carjacking Play Video

    June 20, 2012 4:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Two men are in custody and one is being sought after an attempted carjacking Wednesday afternoon near a daycare center on Floynell Dr. According to EBRSO Public Information Director Casey Rayborn Hicks, sheriff's deputies were getting gas at a nearby Shell station when they noticed two... more »
  • State investigating daycare for fraud Play Video

    November 29, 2011 6:24 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Children of the Future Daycare is two days away from losing its license, and under investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services for fraud. DCFS said it plans to revoke the license because there were too few workers present when children were there. At... more »
  • DCFS Daycare licensing database

    November 29, 2011 5:26 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Department of Children and Family Services keeps a database of licensed daycare facilities on their website. The database also lists complaints and all licensing checks done by DCFS. Click here to go to the database. more »
  • State moves to revoke BR daycare's license

    November 29, 2011 12:14 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State regulators have moved to revoke the child care license of a Baton Rouge facility because of alleged falsified attendance records and inadequate supervision. Ruth Johnson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, says the department issued the revocation notice last week against... more »
  • Daycare workers sentenced in child's death

    November 10, 2011 11:44 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge judge sentenced two daycare workers today after they pleaded guilty to negligent homicide for the death of a child in their care back in 2009. Kyandrea Thomas and Michelle Veals were both given a five-year suspended sentence with five years probation as part... more »
  • Baker daycare to be shut down

    November 4, 2011 5:17 PM

    BAKER - Ms. Gerry's After-School Service has until the end of the day Monday to appeal the state's decision to pull its license. The Department of Children and Family Services plans to shut the daycare down because it found licensing regulations like child-to-staff ratios broken repeatedly. In one... more »
  • Licenses in question at 3 Acadiana-area daycares

    October 20, 2011 2:53 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Three Acadiana-area daycare centers may lose their licenses after the state Thursday issued revocation notices to them. The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services says Adventures in Learning Preschool and Kingz Kidz Learning Center, both in Lafayette, received the notices for falsifying criminal background checks.... more »
  • Watered-down child safety device bill approved

    June 6, 2011 5:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana House Transportation Committee approved a bill backing the use of new safety devices for day care vehicle, but only after lawmakers made the devices non-mandatory. The goal of the bill was to require the use of devices aimed at preventing children from being left in... more »
  • Daycares double-check security after suspicious incident

    February 23, 2011 12:04 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man's attempt to pick up a child he didn't have permission to take from a Baton Rouge preschool is putting other schools and daycares on alert. Police said the man didn't leave with any children, and they are still searching for him to ask him... more »
  • School, business closings for Friday, Feb. 4

    February 3, 2011 12:10 PM

    Friday, Feb. 4 Closures: Note: Catholic Diocese schools close when their respective civil parish schools are also closed. SCHOOLS ACS Montessori Preschool Advance BR Charter Schools Amite County Public Schools Amite Christian School Ascension Public Schools Ascension Prepatory School Assumption Parish Schools Baker Schools Baton Rouge International School... more »
  • Daycare worker arrested in Baker baby death

    January 7, 2011 5:34 PM

    BAKER – A daycare worker has been arrested and accused of murder in the October death of an infant under her care, according to authorities. Baker Police arrested 22-year-old Ashley Reifer this evening after autopsy results showed that the child had died from traumatic brain injury, caused by being shaken.... more »
  • Indicted daycare workers out on bond

    November 9, 2010 5:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Three women indicted in the 2009 death of a child in a daycare van have bonded out of the East Baton Rouge jail. Indictments for negligent homicide were handed down for Wanda Connor, Michelle Veals and Kyandrea Thomas last week. Today, the three were booked into... more »
  • Daycare workers indicted in 2009 child's death

    November 4, 2010 10:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A former Baton Rouge daycare owner and two employees have been indicted in suspicion of negligent homicide in the 2009 death of a child in their care. A grand jury in Baton Rouge handed down the indictments today for Wanda Connor, the former owner of "Wanda's Kids... more »
  • Area schools and daycares closed due to weather

    January 7, 2010 11:55 PM

    Due to the threat of possible icy conditions and freezing temperatures, several area schools, school systems, and daycare facilities will close on Friday, Jan. 8. These facilities plan on re-opening on Monday, Jan. 11. As of now, the following will be closed on Friday: East Baton... more »
  • Area schools and daycares closed due to weather

    January 7, 2010 2:39 PM

    Due to the threat of possible icy conditions and freezing temperatures, several area schools, school systems, and daycare facilities will close on Friday, Jan. 8. These facilities plan on re-opening on Monday, Jan. 11. As of now, the following will be closed on Friday: East Baton... more »
  • Daycare changes considered

    December 14, 2009 5:35 PM

    Changes are being considered for daycare workers and contractors at child care facilities. The workers and contractors are currently required to have a background check for every facility where they work. State Rep. Joseph Lopinto says a state certification should be valid at all schools for a specific amount... more »

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