Overview
- UFAM officers detained the former employee on Tuesday and brought her before Jerez Court No. 2 on Wednesday, which released her with charges and imposed a 200‑meter ban from the center.
- Parents’ concerns prompted Escuela Infantil La Granja to hire a private investigator who installed hidden cameras in the classroom.
- Footage viewed by police and families reportedly showed slaps and other brusque behavior toward four minors, according to National Police sources.
- The daycare dismissed the worker last Friday and turned the evidence over to authorities, after which UFAM assumed the investigation and contacted the parents.
- Regional officials stressed the center is private and only adherent to Junta subsidies, so the Education Ministry does not handle hiring or dismissals.