FLORISSANT, Mo. – A four-month-old died Tuesday under reported mysterious circumstances at an unlicensed home daycare.
First responders arrived at the residence on Du Bourg Lane in Florissant around 5 p.m.
“When our paramedics arrived, they found the child unresponsive with CPR compressions being done by the provider on scene,” Deputy Chief Mark Flauter, Florissant Valley Fire Protection District, said.
Flauter said the daycare provider reported putting the infant in a bouncer seat.
“What was relayed in the report was that she came to check on the child, found the child unresponsive in the chair, and called 911,” Flauter said.
Florissant police are now investigating, as is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), which regulates child care facilities.
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“This child care provider is unlicensed. Unlicensed providers are permitted to care for no more than six children; this provider had 12 children in their care at the time of the incident,” a DESE spokesperson told FOX 2.