Cornelius Jones expected to pick his daughter up with no problem at All Things Are Possible For Kids daycare center in Chicago. But when he arrived, the staff had gone home for the day even though it was 15 minutes before they were supposed to close.
He had no idea where his baby was at first, but then he heard a familiar cry from inside the building.
“I was terrified and I was also hurt because I knew she was in there in the dark and I couldn’t get to her,” he told Fox 32 News. “I was wondering where is she, where is she. I hear her, but I couldn’t see her.”
Jones flagged down some police officers who helped to get the door’s lock open.
“It was pitch black and like, the police had flashlight down and the only thing I could see was my baby crawling on the floor,” Jones told ABC 7. “It was dramatic feeling. I didn’t know what to feel like, my heart dropped. I was just glad she was okay.”
The fire department, police, and other emergency responders descended on the scene to rescue 1-year-old baby Journee.
Journee’s mom, Quanesha Borum, arrived at the scene shortly and was appalled to find out what had happened.
“My heart dropped, dropped. Like, wow. The last thing I expected to happen, happened,” Borum said. “I honestly think they should shut it down because if they can’t keep an eye on her, they can’t keep an eye on the other kids.”
Borum says the director of the daycare allegedly said the staff reported that all children were accounted for and they thought her daughter was a doll.
“She’s not that little to be a doll, so it’s some excuses,” said Borum.
Jones also believed that the daycare should be shut down.
“Protocol is, when you let the kids go, you check the whole checklist down and make sure everyone’s checked out. Who was supposed to check that checklist?” Jones said. “If anything it should be shut down, I mean nobody leaves kids behind, toddlers. I don’t care how old they are that’s dangerous.”
The daycare center declined to talk to ABC 7 who reported that a similar incident occurred at the facility.
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