SPRING VALLEY – An infant, one of eight children in an unlicensed daycare center at 18 White Street in Spring Valley, was pronounced dead in the hospital after being found unresponsive at about 4:40 p.m. on January 22, Spring Valley Police said.
Eight other children were located there and appeared to be in good health.
Child Protective Services and Rockland County Building Department were notified and responded. The investigation is continuing.
An extensive investigation determined that 47-year-old Maria Nava-Nava operated an unlicensed facility out o0f her residence.
Police said there was no evidence that her actions directly contributed to the death of the baby, it was found that she moved several children ranging in ages from two to eight years old into a garage converted into a room and left them unattended for a period of time while Spring Valley Police were on the scene investigating the incident.
On February 18, Nava-Nava was arrested and charged with seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child, as a misdemeanor.
She was arraigned and released on her own recognizance.
Spring Valley Police are requesting that anyone with information related to this incident to contact the department at 845-356-7400 or email [email protected].
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