Authorities are investigating after Stephanie Martinez found her 2-year-old daughter locked inside the KinderCare Learning Center in Plantation, Florida. Martinez recorded a cellphone video of her daughter from outside of the building as she spoke with 911. WTVJ’s Julie Leonardi reports.
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This has to stop….I can remember back in the late 80’s my little brother was in preschool , he fell asleep on the school bus I went to go him from the bus and the bus driver told me that were no more kids on the bus I when into panic mode I ran home to tell my mom and it took hours for the school to track down the bus driver , this lady didn’t even check the bus she looked up the bus my little brother was still inside the bus he was crying and only 4 years old by himself my parents were in panic mode . Thankfully my brother was okay but he wouldn’t get back on a school bus for a long time.
That’s one of the many many reasons not to put your kid in daycare
Yeah, most people don’t have that luxury. I’m guessing you don’t even have kids, you’re just spewing.
@Ellis D. Trails if this video isn’t proof enough of their negligence I could never prove it to you. I don’t have kids because I can’t afford to have them
@JummGumm
Never made any claims that they weren’t negligent. I was merely pointing out to you that not everybody has the luxury of not sending their children to daycare. And since you don’t have or won’t have children, maybe you’re not really even qualified to have this conversation?
I wonder how they could miss a kid and not notice. Accidents happens, but seriously, when someone take care of toddlers, they should know where each kid is, and if someone is not there, or have “vanished”, they should be very alarmed.
In my daycare, we were trained to COUNT THE KIDS about every 15 minutes.
@Kitty Day That sound like a quite logical routine to add to the work schedule. I wonder how they could have MISSED a kid at the end of the day. Not a place I would send my kids to.
@Elvenkind Someone said that they took their kids out of there after 2 mths bc they weren’t doing their job.
@Kitty Day Good morning maybe you know the answer. Have the daycare licenses been suspended. And was there a fine thank you and have a nice day
The place is called Plantation? Interesting…
Slave Quarters ?
Lawsuit serious…
I REALLY need to stop watching news on YouTube right before sleep. Angels wept.
Aren’t you maybe over exaggerating this just a bit? If angels weep over a child being locked up for a couple of hours, what do they do over child murder? ps. There is no such thing as angels.
If that was my child those doors will be off its hinges
10 of the top 11 states with the lowest funding for education are the Republican-led states of Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, South Dakota, Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Idaho and Utah.
I’m guessing California and Colorado are Republican states too because they spend less per students in Education.
This is actually not accurate.
And what does this have to do with this?
Can I see I have seen worse in blue states?
@Jude D Morine It never is. It’s some bot that posts the same nonsense on every news channel. Just report it for spam whenever you see it.
A bunch of parents are going to have to scramble for new daycare.
They charge you a Arm and a Leg and this is the type of care they provide
I am calling corporate bs laqueesha being hard better called the naacp
Is English your 3rd language??
The daycare workers were like were like I am off the clock now
So you were late and your kid was probably hiding. This is 100% on the mom.
But isn’t there a check-in and check out list??
She should have been there before they closed. Now a business a person spent a lot of time building is going to be destroyed. Because sumbitch doesn’t think she has to be there on time
@jaklin hyde in the small North Dakota town I grew up in no. when we walked into our classes they took our attendance but I waited in this little area that the kids can go to before the school opens. I had my snowsuit on and no one was showing up then the really nice janitor seen me and i spent the day with him. This was before cell phones and school shootings. We are actually allowed to walk home from school without parents being there. Different times I’m 39.
No way would I have waited for anyone!
I would have smashed the window
This stupid and ridiculous daycare workers don’t care anything about your kids all they care about is a smoke break and when they’re getting off of work. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!!
I’m so happy your baby is OK please sue this daycare and shut it down..
Stay at home with your kids mothers. Be a stay at home mom.
She crying because the mom is crying
The thing is if the parents really cared about their own kids they would have a parent stay home with the child. But no, they want to be out running around looking for office dic
Wtf are you delusional??
well, at least she is safe now. a good lawyer will take care the rest.
I think a settlement of a first new car and full college tuition would be appropriate for when she becomes of age.
Paid for by her irresponsible mother.
It happens. The child was not harmed right? Punish the one responsible and move on.
@Michele Smith what is wrong with you? Her mother was late the daycare left a toddler in a position of danger. The workers should be in jail. Let me guess you’ve done this to a toddler yourself? If so you should be serving time.
@Ex Democrat it shouldn’t happen. What is wrong with you Americans that you think this is okay. What if that baby had gotten into cleaning supplies or been climbing or fallen. What if there was a fire and she couldn’t get out. Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to leave a toddler unattended. If you don’t then you should never ever be left alone with any child because you aren’t responsible enough.
@Mom Of1 You are a nutcase. I feel bad for your child. Please do not have any more. Get a grip crazy woman.
“Call on the Lord in the day of trouble,
and he will deliver you”
-Psalm 50 :15
Yeah, a lot of good that did…
@Quacker Jacks What terrible thing happened?
Staff did this on purpose because they just didn’t want to wait. There’s no way nobody didn’t notice her.
All I can say is WTF!?!? they left a 2 yr old alone?!?!?!
That’s exactly what happened.
I guess the daycare staff are now trained to be super woke!!!!!
How hard is it to check each room thoroughly before leaving? Or, not notice the kid hadn’t been signed out? Wow.
not at all this was clearly attentional
@Roxas Kinghearts The child just wanted attention?
@Ex Democrat what no the person who locked up for the night should be fired this was clearly some sort of spiteful act
@Roxas Kinghearts *intentional
@Ex Democrat nah clearly the teacher wanted some attention
Sounds like Florida
Most likely the kid took a nap and the employee(s) did not do end of day check…careless mistakes…
To Fun fact I’m guessing California and Colorado are Republican states too. Because they spend less for education according to Department of education website.
ARREST AND SUE!! Mom couldv/ shouldv smashed thru to (rescue) her kid, it wouldve trained the child better, AND Mom wdv been her HERO, instead of traumatizing the kid by seeing mom CRYING outside! TOUGHEN UP!! STAY HOME with your children, you DONT NEED that new car, but your KIDS NEED YOU!!
The Daycare definitely going to bill her for this.
I’d have drove through that window to get in. But I dont let min wage dics watch my children either.
lawsuit
“SHE WAS DEFINITELY”
felt bad until the mom was interviewed
just another reason why not to leave children in day care… PLAN PARENTHOOD FOOLS
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This is why I’ll never send my children to daycare. But hey atleast they didn’t leave her in a locked hot car like most daycare like to do…so there’s that
This happens a lot. 😡 A daycare worker left me in a hot van after a field trip. Thankfully my mom worked at the facility. Instead of going to lunch, she waiting for me to get back. No one could find me. My mom found me in the van and saved my life.
Honk the horn until someone answers. Or find something hard to break the fragile front windshield. I realize I’m a bit late giving this advice 😅
Omggggg
That Day care needs to be shut down and license taken away. No mom and dad should never go through something like this.
It was abandoned.
These places charge how much to keep your kids, but can’t even check to make sure they aren’t leaving one kid inside overnight?
Wow I’m so surprised that so many of us black people are getting so many lawsuits these days I’m waiting for mine
Someone’s bound to give it up
This is almost like a parody skit. Who would leave a baby alone? Oops 🙊 only in Florida. What else is this daycare doing in the dark. They don’t care about your kids.
One of the worst child care providers award goes too…
I’ve encountered many bad babysitters growing up with both my parents working day till night and I will never leave my children with any babysitter or company never!
👆🏿👆🏿OMG saying thank you is not enough to show my respect to you, it an honor to work with you cause you made it póssible
Sue them dear…
So sorry Angel
Horrible
Wtf ,the day’care’ is supposed to act in loco parentis not just loco . It’s pretty basic , kids in = kids out , until then no staff go home.
Lawsuit!!!
Ya that’s not going to be a daycare for much longer!
Oh my god Florida is no place for babies.
That my brothers daycare!!!
She was in the bathroom and when she came out no one was their and she was locked crap happends
They did not look at the bathrooms and all of the daycare workers locked the door then left WOW
I would of kick that door in while on the phone with the police I don’t play about my baby’s kids period
That daycare needs to be shut down. I’d smash the window.
Omg I feel for the mom and daughter that God they’re both ok. But shouldn’t the day care have counted the kids before they locked the doors and make sure every single child is there in they’re eyes before closing the door. It’s uncalled for even if they’re under staff
Not a good reason. That’s why they really need to keep they’re eyes open to every child.
They should held accountable for this. I hope you will take the next action if you know what i mean. Can’t imagine what that little girl feeling.
“…quickly found..”???
The places we had daycare used sign in and sign out sheets. It’s that simple to keep everybody safe.
This has always been what I have seen also….except at Kindercare and one other.
The right thing for the daycare to do was to call child protective services. This sounds like a parent who’s probably always late to pick up their kid, and it sounds like a daycare who irresponsibly wanted to “teach a lesson” but of clear negligence in my opinion. Parents leave their kids at daycare facilities all the time and the daycare staff has to stay there until 6:30 ,7:00, 12-hour shifts sometimes, to wait for this parent. They should have just called child protective services on the parent after the third time of the parent not being there to pick up their child at 6:00 p.m.
I just commented the same thing on another post. I worked at a School for 5 years. Many Parents have chronic tardiness.
Our Bus Drivers pick the kids up at 6:30 am. The kids would attend school followed by after School Programs. When the Bus Drivers arrive at the kids’ houses/pick-up points (6:30pm-7:15pm), many Parents are NOT there and the Dispatcher has to call the Parents multiple times.
I wish people would stop using kids as crutches. Your kid is away from you for 12 hours a day and we still have to wait?
NO, we call the Police. Once the situations are documented, it’s all on the Parents. CPS is now involved. We don’t leave any kids behind (literally).
Well, it would make sense for the child care facilities to change their hours to close at 7pm if it seems to be a reoccurring issue where their CUSTOMERS cannot pick up their children on time, it’s a service to the consumer and staff should transparently accept this responsibility and if they don’t like it kick rocks go work at taco bell. Absolutely unforgiveable no matter the stipulations.
@Tyler BS. Move it to 7pm, then people will abuse that time. Should we move it to 9pm, until Daycare Staff is there until 10pm?
We all know what happens to fatigue Employees. They make big mistakes, costly mistakes. Mistakes that people would love to sue over.
Business Rules are in place for a reason. If the Parents don’t like it, they can go elsewhere.
@Snicker Doodle that’s what the protocol is. Call CPS, if it isn’t to abuse, THEY call gps (still child protective services but they end up on the police and stuff)
@Tyler We shouldn’t move it to 7:00 p.m. cuz some of us get to work at 5:30 a.m. and the child care employee shortage is real. I’m one of 4 employees… If I’d have to work 12 hours while my brain is on a mental treadmill trying to teach children I would just walk out and not give a f***. Parents like to play the system in the media just eats it up for ratings. If you said we closed at 5:00 p.m. they wouldn’t come until 5:30, if we said we closed at 6:00 they wouldn’t come until 6:30. Now imagine if we closed at 7:00…. Most child care facilities in every state closes at 6:00 and at that point you should call CPS.
Only in Florida
I’m glad the kid is okay but is anyone surprised that this happened? It is Florida… Texas also wouldn’t have been surprising.
Don’t put your babies in “child care”, my mom never did. Seriously if you are going to make babies stay home with them until they can go to school. No wonder we have such messed up GenZ and Mills.
There’s more to the story they’re not saying. Obviously the mother knows better to call and notify for a late pickup. Staff was ill-prepared and the child’s probably a hider. There’s blame on all sides here.
What time does the daycare close? Why wasn’t the mother there to pick her up? Daycare teachers get paid squat. I am suprised the cleaning person wasn’t there. They do have someone clean the daycare rather than put that task on the underpaid teachers, right? Full responsibility falls on the owner but somehow will drop on the teachers. It’s ok because biden created a train load of minimum waged jobs.
If the mother is chronically late, they should have informed the mother that the next time she is late they will be bringing the child to the police station and have her sign a waiver. Then proceed with doing that the next time and leave the mother a voicemail on where they could find the child.
Lucky her mom loves her my parents wouldve just thrown in a ratpoison-sandwich and some teargass and said “bye see ya tomorrow
Dismiss the kids if parents can’t show up on time. She’s trying to cash out
If you Vote democrat this would’ve never happen. 🤦🏽♂️
SUE THE CRAP OUT OF THEM! Seems Florida has a problem running daycares and nursing homes, that is a reflection of the competency of government that holds owners and employees responsible.
Chill out your looking right at her
Unfortunately, this is what happens when parents have to work and life becomes so overwhelming for everyone. Still, this is absolutely inexcusable. Thank God the child is safe.
City life is just too hectic. Too many distractions put the children at risk. Much prayer and country living is best.
Id be in tears too!! Poor kid must have been terrified!!
They close at 6, now u gotta pay a LATE PICK UP FEE
Mothers should be taken care of there children NOT strangers and day cares. I blame the mother for this child trama
None of this was intentional. These things happen, go read all the comments of similar events in people’s lives. Now the little girl has her own story to tell like many of us have. She’s fine.
Messed up for sure
Kid could have hidden himself from everyone and decided to show up later, mom is obviously late since no one is there and clearly didn’t call(I did not watch the whole thing), the point I would like to make is teachers are people too and mistakes happens. The curious case here is how everyone wants someone to do life for certain errors. An investigation should happen and if was an honest mistake a fine or whatever the law allows to happen should take place. Let’s not be judge and jury. We hope all is well and processes are put into place to avoid this from happening, both on the parents and teachers part
Oh my god…poor little kid. Horrifying
How STUPID do you have to be to let this happen?
Oh! You’d have a lot of bleeps and broken glass on that video if that was my child!
IDC WHAT excuse they give! Doesn’t matter if you’re late!
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a 2yr old EVER be left alone! EVER!
I hope she sues the ever loving F#$k out of that company!
I’m so sorry for you and your daughter for all the years to come. My daughter has 4 children and during these times can’t work and be reliable for a job. I’m so sorry for you.
I am just glad that it didn’t turn out worse than it did.
Y’all better stop messing with that baby!
Kinder Care; PAY A DAMED ATTENTION, Damnit.
They need to get sued for that and the worker terminated but also the mom needs to be on time and not come after hours to the day care .
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Re: Two-year-old. The mother is describing severe traumatic symptoms displayed by the child. The child was left alone 8 minutes…okay, say one-half hour. The child doesn’t seem to be in distress and NOT crying. The mother’s wording of the mishap tells me she’s hoping for a NEW CAR, JEWELRY, WARDROBE and HOUSE! And it’s SHAMEFUL the media is playing into this as a “TERRIFYING ORDEAL!” From much experience, the child would have forgotten the entire incident before she even got home. If anything traumatized her it was the police activity (strangers) and a scheming mother determined to turn this mistake into BIG CASH!
Another comment elsewhere on this story described this 8 minute mishap as “They treated her the way a Plantation Owner would!” 8 minutes People. The girl wasn’t crying or in distress. This country has become a popuschemes! opportunistic get-rich-QUICK schemers!
What is up with Florida so much crap is going on. Wow way to keep it together Florida plane falling now this. God is going to raise the ocean on you guys for the way the state is being run by Republicans.
The employees make like $9 an hour.
That’s if they’ve been there a while. Daycares typically start at minimum wage unless you have experience or a degree, then they add 50 cents to a dollar per hour.
What if a pervert would’ve found her and abducted her?? This is why I don’t do daycare we work around each other’s schedule. I don’t trust anyone with my baby.
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Lawsuit on the way
smdh
Major trauma for this little one. Zero trust for a long time. And the mother too. This facility needs to be shut down and criminal charges filed. Period.
Oh man, this is at the top of a parent’s worst nightmare list — that poor baby. When the mom’s voice broke with tears, my tears couldn’t be held back either. Gads, this was horrible. What in the world makes an employee so selfish as to not do the right thing and stick around until mama was able to get there?
I’m a mother of 3. My kids are 16 years old, 12 years old and 18 months old. I broke down watching this.
I thank God my youngest has an amazing daycare provider who would NEVER do something like this. And I’m blessed to say my older 2 have never been in any situation like this. But the mother in me immediately related to this mom. I cried just watching the footage of the mom in despair seeing her baby girl locked in a dark room, alone, and her not being able to get to her. I listened to her anguish as she cried while telling the 911 operator what was happening. I, like any LOVING, CARING mother, mentally put myself in her position and I broke down. If it had been me in that position, I’d probably broken into the daycare to save my baby.
I would have prob broken windows or doors just to get to my child.
& I know that some uncaring, cold hearted, ignorant SOBs will prob talk s*** saying “oh, but she was late!”. Ok. Yeah. She was. Sh*t happens. It was 15 mins. I mean, it could have been 500000 hours! There’s absolutely no f****** justification for leaving a TWO YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL COMPLETELY ALONE IN A DARK!!!
And that bullsh*t excuse from the daycare saying that the teachers were placed on “administrative leave” is just that, BULLSH*T!!!! They should be FIRED!!!!! And that daycare should be SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
I hope that momma is gonna sue the f*** out of the daycare and whoever else she can sue for the emotional damages that this little girl has suffered and the emotional damages her mom has suffered as well!!!!
*⭐*****MY OPINION ONLY*****⭐*