GARDEN CITY (WWJ) -- A laundry list of violations has led to the suspension of a metro Detroit daycare.
The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) suspended and issued a notice of intent to revoke the family child care home license of Kathleen Mayhue-Radeback, who operates out of her house in Garden City.
LARA officials say that on Aug. 4, Mayhue-Radeback brought a “minor household member” to a hospital and disclosed to a registered nurse that the minor had “put a child in the clothes dryer and turned it on," and the situation had her "stressed out."
After speaking with that same nurse and a social worker, the minor is said to have confirmed the story.
In Sept., the child who had been put into the dryer informed her mother of the situation, saying it was “hot, and it was dark and it hurt my back," according to authorities.
The child also said that Mayhue-Radeback was the one who removed her from the dryer, though the daycare owner failed to inform the child's mother of the incident.
After conducting an investigation, LARA officials concluded on Nov. 2 that Mayhue-Radeback had committed the following violations of the Child Care Organizations Act and administrative rules:
--Lack of appropriate care and supervision
--Household member's suitability and conduciveness to the welfare of children
--Failure to provide truthful and accurate information to the Department during an investigation
Effective Nov. 3, a suspension order from LARA banned Mayhue-Radeback from operating a family child care home at her Garden City address, or at any other location.
The order also required her to inform all parents of children in her care that her license had been suspended, and that she could no longer provide child care.
“It was critical to take emergency action to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the children at this family child care home,” LARA officials wrote in a statement.
To learn more about child care licensing and regulations, or how to file a complaint, visit the Child Care Licensing Bureau website.
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