11/2/2022
On Tuesday morning, Amber Giles said she was at work when she got a phone call from Building Blocks Academy. Her two children attend the daycare on Knight Arnold Road. The daycare informed Giles about an unspecified incident that had occurred.
“They didn’t specify which child it was, exactly what was going on or the type of emergency that it was,” she said.
Giles says the next day, the daycare owner explained that her 10-month-old baby slipped away undetected while two employees were setting out the trash.
“She said within a split second the teacher noticed that Amir was gone and she picked them back up and put them back in the building and that was that,” said Giles.
But according to one witness, that was not the case. Giles said a DCS worker confirmed that a Good Samaritan pumping gas nearby spotted the 10-month-old baby outside by himself and called the police.
Meanwhile, Giles said she wants Building Blocks Academy to be held accountable for withholding information.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services is aware of the investigation and wrote a statement saying in part :
The Tennessee Department of Human Services will assist law enforcement and other authorities in their investigation of the situation as needed. The [TDHS] Child Care Licensing Team investigates within the parameters of child care licensing rules and regulations, and will take any necessary action as a result.
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