Two-year-old Florida boy dies after being left inside hot day care van while temperatures reached a sweltering 91 degrees
- The Broward County Sheriff’s Office stated in a release that they were investigating the death of two-year-old Noah Sneed of Ft. Lauderdale
- Noah’s body was found by a Ceressa’s Daycare and Preschool employee who found him inside the white Ford E-350 Super Duty van on Monday
- Detectives have confirmed that Noah had been transported in the van and to the facility on Monday
- It is unknown how long he was inside the vehicle
- According to AccuWeather , the temperature for Monday reached up to 91 degrees
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office stated in a release that they were investigating the death of two-year-old Noah Sneed of Ft. Lauderdale
A Florida toddler died on Monday after he was left inside a stifling hot van outside of a local daycare.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office stated in a release that they were investigating the death of two-year-old Noah Sneed of Ft. Lauderdale.
Noah’s body was found by a Ceressa’s Daycare and Preschool employee who found him inside the white Ford E-350 Super Duty van parked in front of the facility on Monday.
Deputies received a call at around 3.30pm asking for medical assistance and found the deceased toddler when they arrived on the scene.
The toddler’s body was taken to the medical examiner’s office where an autopsy will be performed to determine Noah’ cause of death.
Detectives have confirmed that Noah had been transported in the van and to the facility on Monday.
It is unknown how long he was inside the vehicle, however.
Noah’s body was found by a Ceressa’s Daycare and Preschool employee who found him inside the white Ford E-350 Super Duty van on Monday
A GoFundMe was made to help with funeral costs for the toddler. It has raised just over $50 of its $10,000 goal.
A Facebook fundraiser for the toddler has raised just $200 of its $10,000 goal.
The daycare was shut down while authorities investigated the toddler’s death, Broward County’s Child Care Licensing and Enforcement Manager William Karp said, the Sun Sentinel reports.
According to AccuWeather, the temperature for Monday reached up to 91 degrees.
Detectives have confirmed that Noah had been transported in the van and to the facility on Monday
The daycare has been in operation since 2009 and allows for 40 children up until the age of five.
It passed its most recent inspection in April but was found to have been non-compliant in several areas of concern from past inspections.
A December 2018 inspection found that staff hadn’t undergone proper training. It also found that sheets on cribs and play yards weren’t tight. Several toddlers were also running around barefoot.
It is unknown how long he was inside the vehicle
An August 2018 inspection found that an infant teacher had not completed safe sleep training and that another staff member had not completed her training in May of that year.
The day care has received violations for insufficient training and incorrect ratios of staff to children. An August 2016 inspection found that while the daycare’s vehicle was up to date, the driver’s physical examination had expired.
In April 2017, immunization and physical examination records for 11 children were found to be outdated.