Police later learned that the member of staff responsible for signing all the children out had left the nursery and locked the doors at around 6.20pm.The case is being investigated by the local child protection agency, police say.
There are no current plans for criminal charges.A spokesperson for KinderCare said in a statement that while the company was “thankful the child was quickly found and was safe, this incident should not have happened".They added that there will be a full investigation into the incident.“We take all concerns about children’s safety seriously and follow a specific protocol anytime an issue is raised,” an official KinderCare statement read.“Part of that protocol includes notifying our agency partners, like state licensing and Child Protective Services, as we did in this case."We also placed the staff members involved on administrative leave while we, and our agency partners, look into the concern further.”The company added that the nursery’s teachers and staff will be given additional training to ensure “this kind of thing doesn’t happen again"..
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