Home Daycare Provider Abused 6 Children, Mostly Infants, In BurlCo: Prosecutor

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A Mount Laurel woman accused of abusing two children at her home daycare is facing new charges after authorities say she mistreated four more youths in her care, including an injured infant who was hospitalized.

Earlier this month, Danielle Ingraham was charged with child endangerment after investigators determined that she slapped an infant and a toddler who she watched in her home.

Since then, investigators found that Ingraham abused four other children in her care, including three infants, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutors have accused Ingraham of abusing six children in total. She's been charged with six counts of endangering the welfare of a child (second-degree) and child cruelty (fourth-degree).

Ingraham's new charges, filed Thursday, stem from the following incidents, authorities said:

• causing injuries to a 5-month-old child's head, eyes and wrist that required hospitalization.
• shaking a 7-month-old baby.
• injuring a 10-month-old's cheek.
• causing visible injuries to a 13-month-old's face and back.

The investigation began earlier this month, when an infant was picked up from Ingraham's home with a bruised eye and brought to the family's pediatrician, authorities said. Investigators determined that Ingraham slapped both the infant and a toddler in her care.

She surrendered to authorities and was released from jail after her first court appearance.

Ingraham, 36, watched children in her home on the 300 block of Evergreen Road in Mount Laurel.

Anyone with information that might be useful to investigators can contact the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office at tips@co.burlington.nj.us or the Mount Laurel Police Department at tips@mountlaurelpd.org.