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OUR TOP LOCAL STORY
CARE SAFETY.
A TODDLER DIED MONDAY
- AFTER A BOOKSHELF
(J-MO)
IT'S A TRAGIC STORY...
FALLING FURNITURE HAS
SO WE WANTED TO KNOW
IF THE STATE CHECKS FOR
THESE KIND OF HAZARDS
CARE FACILITIES.
FROM THE PROVIDENCE
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER NNEKA NWOSU
IS LIVE OUTSIDE D-C-Y-F
HEADQUARTERS.
D-C-Y-F WOULD NOT
SPECIFICALLY.
OFFICIALS DO SAY,
INSPECTORS CHECK
SAFE.
INCLUDE MAKING SURE
FURNITURE IS SECURE.
18-MONTH OLD JAQUAN AMARI
BOOKSHELF AT A HOME
DAYCARE FELL ON TOP OF HIM.
EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS
PARKER STREET IN
LICENSED.
LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS
ARE DONE EVERY TWO YEARS
BY D-C-Y-F. "The departm
daycare very seriously."
ADMINSTRATOR OF LICENSING
RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT
OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES.
HE SAYS WHEN CHECKING FOR
INSPECTORS LOOK TO SEE IF
THE HOUSE IS IN GOOD REPAIR,
CLEAN, NEAT, AND HAZZARD
FREE.
kids
BUT FASTENING FURNITURE TO
THE WALL...ISN'T PART OF THE
INSPECTION.
average family wouldn't secure
wall, we
secure furniture to the wall, so
that's
not a requirement."
(NN)
WHETHER THE DAYCARE
IS STILL OPEN.
BUT THEY DECLINED TO
THE FAMILY OF THE LITTLE
BOY WHO DIED SAYS THEY
AUTOPSY RESULTS AS
FUNERAL.
LIVE WITH THE
PROVIDENCE MOBILE
NWOSU EYEWITNESS
NEWS.