Baby Drowns In Sink
In Havre, Montana, a day care provider was charged with negligent homicide for the drowning of a 6 month old girl in her care in 2006.  The woman said she left Jenna Unruh in a bathing suit in a sink while she went to another room to change another infant’s diaper. When she returned, the baby’s head was under water. (USA Today 8-1-2008, p. 9A)

Child Chokes on Carrot
In Hickville, New York, the state of child family services shut down the Carousel Day School after Olivia Raspanti, two, choked to death on a carrot while in their care.  An agency spokesman said there were no records of the facility ever being issued a licence to operate a child care center. (USA Today, 3-19-2009, p. 3A)

Baby Left in Hot Van
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a man who had just started a job as a day care driver, was charged in the death of a 4-month-old boy who was left in a hot van.  Jalen Knox-Perkins died of hypothermia due to heat exposure after being left in the childcare vehicle unattended. (USA Today, 4-15-2009, p. 6A)

Boy Dies in Daycare Sandbox
In Calhan, Colorado, a four-year-old boy suffocated after he put his head in a hole in the day care center sandbox. The sand then collapsed around him.  Carl Anderson was under the sand for about a minute before being discovered.  He was rushed to a hospital in Colorado Springs, where he was pronounced dead. (USA Today, 4-29-2008, p. 7A)