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Day Care Worker Tapes Toddler to Floor for Nap

Posted: January 31, 2012

day care worker tapes toddler

A day care worker from northern Kentucky has been arrested and fired, after she allegedly taped a toddler to a mat during the child’s nap time.

Police have charged 20-year-old Alicia Lyons, above, with first-degree criminal abuse, after it was claimed Lyons and an accomplice used duct tape to bind a toddler to a sleeping mat after he wouldn’t go to sleep. Lyons was arrested last Wednesday, and was released from the Kenton County jail on Thursday, according to The Kentucky Enquirer.

Police acted after the child’s parents alerted authorities. Ludlow police chief Wayne Turner said the incident occurred in October 2011, when the child was around 18 months old.

Unsurprisingly, Lyons quickly found herself out of a job, with her employer Mustard Seeds Child Care in Ludlow firing her immediately. In a statement, the center insisted the incident was isolated, and that it was working alongside police and state officials to establish what happened.

Assuming she is found guilty, what punishment do you feel Lyons deserves? And parents of young’uns, do you feel day care centers are monitored closely enough in your area?

See also:
Toddler Badly Beaten By Another Toddler At Preschool [Pic]
Stoner Dad Drops Joint in Toddler’s Lunchbox, Gets Arrested



Comments


4 Archived Responses to “ Day Care Worker Tapes Toddler to Floor for Nap ”

  1. Kari Kraft Mirro
    Feb 1, 2012

    Great… Faith-based childcare too. "Mustard Seeds." Giving us all a bad rap!

  2. Rhett Kraft
    Feb 1, 2012

    Must've used gorilla tape. duct tape doesn't work…

  3. Kari Kraft Mirro
    Feb 1, 2012

    Ha!

  4. Brandy Davidson
    Feb 8, 2012

    My four children attend one of the other Mustard Seeds locations. Carrie and Emily, (the owners), are wonderful people. They care about the children that attend their facilities, and they do everything in their power to ensure the kids are cared for and that the parents are comfortable in leaving their children there. My kids love their daycare, have wonderful teachers, and usually want to stay longer when I pick them up. This could have happened to anyone. It's not as if Mustard Seeds ignored this situation or allowed this woman to mistreat the children. When they were made aware of the situation, they fired her and they are taking steps to ensure nothing like this ever happens again by placing cameras in their other facilities. I will continue to send my children to Mustard Seeds, they have taken excellent care of my children!