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Director of child care facility charged in child abuse and endangerment case SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – A man and woman have been charged in relation to an abuse case in Simpson County. Johnathon Jenkins, 30, and Morgan Soper, 28, have been charged with 89 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, 89 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and one count of second-degree criminal abuse of a

The owner of a Bronx day care and a tenant in the building are facing federal charges after a 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl exposure. The owner, 36-year-old Gray Mendez, and her husband’s cousin, Carlito Acevedo Brito, are charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death. Fentanyl was stored on top of playmats at the day care. A kilogram of fentanyl was found near mats

Single parents in Mississippi will no longer face a policy that made it difficult for them to receive help paying for child care. Since 2004, single parents and guardians have had to seek child support from the other parent to be eligible for assistance through the Child Care Payment Program. The program offers aid to low-income parents in Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation.

New York City Police found a large amount of fentanyl, along with other narcotics, concealed beneath a trapdoor within the day care where a 1-year-old died due to a drug overdose. Last week, police responded to four unresponsive children at Bronx's Divino Niño Daycare. A 1-year-old was pronounced dead, and three others (an 8-month-old girl and two 2-year-old boys) were hospitalized after