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Cobb Day Care Which Left Child in Van Ordered to Close
The business may remain open for some time before the closure order becomes final.
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A Cobb County day care which left a 2-year-old child inside a locked van has been ordered to cease operations after an investigation revealed systemic problems with the facility.
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The New Beginning Learning Center on Sylvan Road was investigated by the state’s Department of Early Care and Learning after Jeremy Smith, Jr. was recovered from a locked van on Monday. Smith had been inside the van for two hours; day care employee Shavonda Dailey was arrested and charged for the incident.
State investigators uncovered a series of red flags with New Beginning’s travel and supervision practices, and determined the facility was too dangerous to remain open, WSB-TV reports.
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The day care has appealed the closure order, which will allow it to remain open until a hearing into the allegations is complete.
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