Daycare worker arrested for throwing, hitting, kicking children in Marion County, deputies say

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (WCJB) – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a daycare worker on child abuse charges after she was caught on camera harming children in Marion County.

On Monday, Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Laura Flores, 31, on three counts of child abuse following an investigation into incidents at Bright Beginnings Learning Center on U.S. Highway 441 in Summerfield.

The investigation began after the Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a report of an injured child earlier this month.

Investigators reviewed surveillance video of the incident and saw Flores picking up a child and throwing them onto a mat…

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