In separate incidents, 2 Wake County daycare workers arrested, facing charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake County woman was arrested and charged with failing to report the death of a child in her care at an unlicensed daycare facility.
According to arrest warrants, the incident happened in December 2024 in Wendell.
Authorities said 47-year-old Tamika Fowler failed to notify the state health department of the child's death within 24 hours as is required by state law.
Fowler, of Wendell, is now facing several child-welfare-violation charges.
KinderCare teacher charged
In another case, a Wake County daycare worker was arrested and charged with negligent child abuse serious bodily injury.
According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, Ashley Nicole Taris, 24, was a teacher at KinderCare.
Taris, of Raleigh, allegedly caused injury to a child while placing him in a sitting position with his legs crossed, reportedly causing a fracture to his lower leg.
Records show that the incident happened in August.
In a statement to ABC11, a KinderCare spokesperson said:
"At KinderCare, the safety and well-being of the children in our care is always our top priority. Ms. Taris is no longer a KinderCare employee. She has not worked in our center since October of 2025.
"When this incident occurred last summer, we followed our safety protocols and immediately notified both the child's family and the appropriate agencies. Following guidance from state officials, Ms. Taris was briefly allowed to continue teaching in accordance with an approved safety plan.
"However, as is sometimes the case in investigations, licensing officials subsequently contacted us in October of 2025 and asked us to remove Ms. Taris from the classroom while they continued their investigation. We promptly placed her on administrative leave at that time, removing her from the center. Ms. Taris did not return to our center since being placed on administrative leave, and she is no longer a KinderCare employee."
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