PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — A day care employee from the Play Academy in Parma Heights has been charged after allegedly kicking a 2-year-old boy earlier this week.
Parma Heights police confirmed that 59-year-old Isabelita Garcia has been charged with assault and endangering children following the alleged incident. Garcia has since been terminated from Play Academy.
Earlier this week, authorities confirmed that "irate" parents called them around 4:45 p.m. claiming a worker at Play Academy on Pearl Road had kicked their toddler. By the time officers arrived at the scene, they reported the child "did not appear to be injured and did not need medical attention."
According to the department's call log, the boy's father refused to leave the day care until police arrived, and the parents ended up filing an incident report. Play Academy's owner as well as other higher-ups were also made aware of the allegations.