A day care center in Lexington, Kentucky is under investigation after the employees implement the "smack for a snack game." This game requires children to be hit before they could get their snack.
Accordingly, an Office of Inspector General report said that the day care center was identified as New Creation Childcare. Two male employees are included in the investigation. The children were reportedly made to line up and get hit on the legs or their hands with a ruler in order to get yogurt.
Of the total number of children at the day care center, at least two had noticeable bruising from taking part in the "smack for a snack" game. One of the two employees under investigation was cited for assault. Their names and ages have not been released yet, KHOU reported.
NY Daily News also relayed that the storefront window of New Creation Childcare was shattered and this has created concerns for the safety of the children. One day care employee said that one of the children knocked another child into the glass, which caused the shattering.
It was also found out that one of the employees of New Creation Childcare, a woman, was looking after 27 children attending the day care. This is 12 more than the allowed number of children when it comes to staff-to-child rations. Only 15 children is allowed to be looked after by one employee.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokeswoman Beth Fisher said in a statement that the New Creation Childcare day care center was placed under intermediate sanctions. This resulted in increased monitoring. It is unclear how many officials from the Office of Inspector General were deployed at the day care center in order to assure that they are complying with the sanctions.
There are no other details as to what the employees will be facing if proven guilty. New Creation Childcare has not commented on the matter.
