A Florida day care worker was arrested after she allegedly kicked, hit and slapped three 13-month-old children when she became frustrated because they were not falling asleep during nap time.
Laura Flores, 31, faces three counts of child cruelty without great bodily harm. According to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Flores worked for Bright Beginnings Learning Center in Summerfield, which is near Ocala.
Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to the day care on Feb. 13 after a child suffered bruising and abrasions on both of his cheeks two days prior, which were not there when his mother dropped him off. When confronted about the injuries, Flores allegedly said the boy “fell off a piano.”…