CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Chesterfield County daycare that’s been under significant scrutiny since a toddler wandered from the facility in February posted signs listing a new name and phone number. The state has since cited it twice for false advertising.
Child leaves facility unnoticed, walks into traffic in February
Fortress of God Childcare — or “Serenity Faith Academy,” as advertised on some signs 8News photographed in May — initially came under fire on Feb. 21 when a 3-year-old was found in the street near the facility.
The child had wandered from the facility and onto West Hundred Road. A bus driver stopped in the roadway to allow other drivers to rescue the child, who was thankfully unhurt.
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The Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) later determined that the 17-year-old staff member responsible for the child had not realized they had disappeared.
No charges were filed against the daycare’s owner, Monique Ede.
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The daycare facility then received increased attention from the state in the wake of this incident…