CLEVELAND — The state has suspended the license of a Cleveland daycare after an infant died last week.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services confirmed Monday that Nana's Home Daycare on Giddings Road will not be allowed to operate during an investigation by public children's services.
Two-month-old Di'Yanni Griffin died last week, and her mother claims her daughter stopped breathing while at the daycare.
Taylor Bush said she picked up Di'Yanni Tuesday afternoon and noticed her baby was not moving. After calling 911, she says doctors at the hospital told her Di'Yanni had stopped breathing "a long time ago."
The daycare's owner, Danielle Townsend, was not there at the time, leaving her sister in charge. Townsend told WKYC that Di'Yanni was still breathing when Taylor Bush picked her up.
"The baby was already sick. We told the young girl, Taylor Bush, to take the baby to the doctor," Townsend said last week. "She’s a young, unfit parent—period."
Records reveal a long list of violations at the daycare, including no first aid kit, hazardous outdoor conditions and an unsanitary bathroom without toilet paper.
Providers were also behind on first aid and CPR certifications, immunizations and insurance.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has not released a cause of death for Di'Yanni.
