A family is looking for answers after they say a 13-month-old died at a Louisville day care.Louisville Metro police confirmed they are investigating a death at Kayfield Academy II, near Anchorage. A report from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services says an inspection was conducted there on Jan. 6.That report found some violations and confirmed that a 13-month-old child suffered a medical emergency on Dec. 16.According to a release from attorney Sam Aguiar, that 13-month-old is Shivani Jishnu, and she died the day after the inspection.In the release, Aguiar and the family said that treating doctors believe she went without oxygen for more than 20 minutes before she was taken to Norton Children’s Hospital via EMS.So far, no lawsuits have been filed, but Aguiar says the family currently has more questions than answers, and hope people will come forward with more information.They claim the day care was too slow to respond and waited too long before sending her to the hospital.CHFS’ report says on the day of their inspection, there weren’t enough teachers for all the students they were watching, and that loud music may have hindered their ability to hear children in distress.The day care said in a Facebook post last week that it cannot comment on specific investigations or students for privacy and confidentiality reasons.
A family is looking for answers after they say a 13-month-old died at a Louisville day care.
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Louisville Metro police confirmed they are investigating a death at Kayfield Academy II, near Anchorage. A report from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services says an inspection was conducted there on Jan. 6.
That report found some violations and confirmed that a 13-month-old child suffered a medical emergency on Dec. 16.
According to a release from attorney Sam Aguiar, that 13-month-old is Shivani Jishnu, and she died the day after the inspection.
In the release, Aguiar and the family said that treating doctors believe she went without oxygen for more than 20 minutes before she was taken to Norton Children’s Hospital via EMS.
So far, no lawsuits have been filed, but Aguiar says the family currently has more questions than answers, and hope people will come forward with more information.
They claim the day care was too slow to respond and waited too long before sending her to the hospital.
CHFS’ report says on the day of their inspection, there weren’t enough teachers for all the students they were watching, and that loud music may have hindered their ability to hear children in distress.
The day care said in a Facebook post last week that it cannot comment on specific investigations or students for privacy and confidentiality reasons.
