A former teacher at an Alexandria, Virginia, day care center physically punished young children, hitting them in the face, and on their arms and legs, according to a new state report.
The incidents occurred over several months at the Two Birds location on King Street in Old Town, according to a Virginia Department of Social Services report.
From October 2024 to May 2025, workers at the facility watched a staff member physically punish kids without reporting the incidents at the time they occurred, according to the report. The findings come after an unannounced inspection and prompted the child care center to issue details of how it would correct the issues identified…