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23rd May 2019
03:44pm BST

"Preliminary information suggests that the kid was there from about 8 a.m. to about a little after 1 p.m. Almost five hours."Kee added that the death of the young girl, believed to be a few months old, is still being investigated - but it is thought to be heat related. He added that the authorities were interviewing "those involved" and would coordinate with the state attorney's office. The Florida Department of Children and Families confirmed in a statement to NBC affiliate WTLV in Jacksonville that the daycare's license had been temporarily suspending on Wednesday. This was because they had not notified the state that they were transporting children. They added that they had opened a joint child death and child care licensing investigation with local law enforcement. DCF Secretary Chad Poppell said in a statement:
"Every day, parents entrust child care providers with their most precious gifts. Tragically, today a family has just been notified of the gut-wrenching loss of their precious baby girl."
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