Police have arrested Bethan Pringle after the day care provider was allegedly caught dropping an 11-month-old on purpose.
, Pringle allegedly hurt the boy so badly that he sustained head trauma at the Childcare Network’s Sneads Ferry location. She and another day care provider were in charge of the infant care room and have since been fired after an internal investigation into the incident. Pringle was arrested June 19 and charged with felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury.Advertisement
An investigation conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services has also reportedly revealed that the day care had several other infractions.reported that at first DHS suspended the center's license after examining video footage and gathering other damning information. The agency found that the center had “multiple incidents of inappropriate treatment of children by two staff members.” added that state officials also discovered that facility management had willfully provided falsified information regarding the training and orientation of faculty members, which is a violation of state statue.
The center will “cooperate fully with the ongoing state and local investigations into an injury to a child in an infant care room on June 10. We expect all of our employees to follow the law and all licensing requirements fully, and we expect them to always act in the best interests of the children in our care,” the statement continued.More importantly, however, the day care has vowed to do things better in the future and hopes to reopen the Sneads Ferry location eventually.
“Until then, we are sorry for the inconvenience this sudden closure will have on the parents who have relied on us to care for and teach their children. We will miss seeing them every day, and we wish them the best. We are here to help, and we will do what we can to minimize the impact on area families.”
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