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• Parents making tough decisions without funding after state expands childcare program Play Video

  October 27, 2022 4:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some parents who have relied on the Louisiana Department of Education's Child Care Assistance Program tell 2 On Your Side that they are now running into trouble securing that funding. Several of them say they have had to make tough decisions for their family which include... more »

• Baton Rouge daycare burned in Sunday fire

  January 9, 2022 6:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A daycare caught on fire around 6:30 a.m. Sunday and it took firefighters nearly two hours to have the blaze under control. The Baton Rouge and St. George fire departments responded to a Raising Angels Learning Center on Haymarket Avenue, according to the department. Fire... more »

• DOE: Baker daycare at center of controversy had no previous complaints Play Video

  October 7, 2021 11:17 PM

  BAKER - The Louisiana Department of Education is investigating Scholarly Education of Precious Tots, a daycare, after an upset parent raised concerns about how her daughter was treated by other children. The daycare on Harding Street opened in 2017. DOE says it hasn't received complaints about the daycare before,... more »

• After daughter repeatedly hit by child at Baker daycare, mom demands accountability Play Video

  October 6, 2021 11:27 PM

  BAKER - One mom is asking for Scholarly Education of Precious Tots, a daycare on Harding Street, to face punishment after the daycare's video system captured her daughter being hit repeatedly by another child. "I was very angry," Lakreisha Lawrence said. "I was very upset." Daily, Lawrence checks... more »

• Father charged with negligent homicide after infant daughter found dead in car seat Play Video

  September 9, 2021 11:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The father of a toddler found dead in a hot car last month has been arrested following an investigation that revealed he left the child in her car seat after taking her to a doctor’s appointment. Journee Willis’ body was not discovered until after 6 p.m.... more »

• Child hospitalized after parents say daycare forgot 4-year-old in transit van Play Video

  August 13, 2021 10:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A four-year-old was taken by ambulance and treated at the hospital Friday evening after being forgotten in a daycare van, the child's parents told WBRZ. Jenna Aucoin, the mother of the four-year-old talked to WBRZ shaken up and still in shock. "I'm upset," said Aucoin.... more »

• Local daycare employee arrested, accused of slamming 2-year-old's head Play Video

  December 13, 2019 11:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities have arrested a daycare worker in Baton Rouge accused of slamming a two-year-old boy and lying about what happened. An arrest warrant was filed for Janice Washington this week for one count of cruelty to juveniles. Police said she claims that the child threw a... more »

• Four toddlers 'escape' daycare, license revoked Play Video

  April 5, 2019 1:53 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – The license of an Ascension Parish daycare was revoked amid reports of children being able to leave the facility. The Louisiana Department of Education said it took the license for the Color Wheel Learning Center. The revocation came after a group of toddlers were able to... more »

• State investigating daycare after misbehaving toddler allegedly locked in bathroom Play Video

  March 22, 2019 5:49 PM

  UPDATE: The state wrapped up its investigation, and as of May 22, 2019, no deficiencies were found. BATON ROUGE - The Department of Children and Family Services has launched an investigation into Creative Children's Learning Center after an employee alleged a teacher put a crying toddler in a locked... more »

• Daycare worker sentenced to five years for child's death Play Video

  February 24, 2017 2:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The woman accused of operating a daycare without a license and leaving a toddler in a hot van was sentenced to five years hard labor in a Baton Rouge courtroom Friday. Sheila Newman will serve only two years with five years of probation after her release.... more »

• Gonzales daycare license revoked but someone hid the notice Play Video

  January 27, 2017 6:03 PM

  GONZALES– Someone hid a public notice posted on the front door of a daycare after the state revoked its license to operate. The Adventures in Learning child care center, located at 14469 Highway 44 in Gonzales, had its license revoked Friday morning after the Louisiana Department of Education received... more »

• Day care owner worried about traffic, safety of children Play Video

  December 15, 2016 5:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Increased traffic over the years on Jefferson Highway may be putting children at one day care at risk. The owner of Guardian Angel Day Care is asking for help to slow the traffic down. "I just feel like they're all my children and I don't want... more »

• Greensburg daycare license revoked after 'walking excursion' on highway

  September 23, 2016 1:23 PM

  GREENSBURG - State education officials revoked a license for an early learning center in St. Helena Parish Friday, terminating the center’s public funding. According to the state Department of Education, the termination comes after complaints that employees at Blooming Faces Daycare in Greensburg took children, including infants, on a... more »

• Disabled children could lose state funded day care

  February 17, 2016 12:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Hundreds of disabled children in Louisiana could lose state funded daycare March 1st. The bad news came Tuesday during testimony by state health care officials. The Department of Health and Hospitals is short millions of dollars forcing it to cut the program. 612 children will be affected. Shannon... more »

• State announces plan to provide more funding for child care services Play Video

  January 6, 2016 7:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education released information on Wednesday about a plan to provide more benefits to daycares that receive state funding and to low income families that use them. Some of the benefits include making more money available to increase the available care these families can... more »

• Trial date set for death at unlicensed daycare

  November 17, 2015 11:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The operator of an unlicensed Baton Rouge daycare where an infant died this summer appeared in court Tuesday morning. A judge set trial for January 20 for the case of Shelia Newman. She faces negligent homicide charges in the death of 22-month-old Angel Green this past... more »