A 43-year-old woman who ran a day-care center in Virginia has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a child at the facility. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Heather R. Whitfield of Lovettsville, Va., was charged with assault and battery. She was the director of Heather’s Kids in Lovettsville. The Virginia Department of Social Services is continuing to investigate the day-care center’s operation and licensing. On its website, Heather’s Kids says it has been taking care of children since 2013 and “became a commercial daycare center in December of 2017.” Its program accepts infants up to preschool-age children.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2018 13:30 UTC