When Kendra Small went to pick up her baby from an in-home day care, her infant’s appearance shocked her. Small claimed 10-month-old Kenslie had scratches all over her face and a black eye. The outraged mother alleged another child attacked the baby at Emma Anderson’s in-home day care in Toledo, Ohio. According to a local television station investigation, Anderson has not been totally compliant during the center’s last six inspections.
Per WTVG, the Ohio Department of Children and Youth lists Anderson as a licensed child care provider. According to documents obtained by the station, the day care facility has a history of being partially compliant on inspection reports. When Small went to pick up Kenslie on May 30, she said she noticed several injuries on her face.
“It looked like she got jumped, she’s 10 months old, she didn’t deserve that,” Small told WTVG. “She can’t protect herself and I know that my baby was crying for me, I know she was.”
Small told the news outlet that someone at the day care told her another child scratched Kenslie while she was sitting next to her, The story, however, didn’t sit right with her.
“My baby looks like she got tic-tac-toe across her head,” Small said. “She has skin missing on her cheek, on her eye, her eye is black, she got skin missing right here, it’s a lot.”
Small said she took Kenslie to a hospital, filed a police report, and alerted child services. The angry mother also vented her frustration on social media, sharing the story on Facebook.
“Last night I picked Kenslie up from her DAYCARE like this!!!! I am baffled, I am hurt that my baby had to go through this. I WASN’T NOTIFIED AT ALL. IDK WTF HAPPENED TO HER. They say a little 1-yr-old did this while her provider was sitting right there,” she wrote in the post. “Got caught up in too many lies, stories ain’t matching up so now idk WTF to think. This is UNACCEPTABLE AND CHILD NEGLECT AT ITS FINEST BECAUSE WHOEVER DID THIS HAD THEIR WAY WITH OUR DAUGHTER FOR WAYYYY TO LONG.
“ITS PROTOCOL TO LET A PARENT KNOW IF THEIR CHILD IS INJURED. AND TO THINK THAT KENSLIE HAD TO SIT THERE FOR HOURS WITH THE SAME PERSON WHO DID THIS TO HER HAS ME HEATED. Yeah we ain’t letting this s— go ipy,” she added.
The story shocked her friends.
“My heart is hurting that happened to her, so sad,” one person wrote.
“Omg I’m so sorry for her an yes expose tf outta them cause ain’t no way,” a friend agreed.
According to online records, at Anderson’s last inspection, officials deemed the facility partially compliant. It’s unclear if Anderson or the facility will face legal ramifications.
