Jersey City Daycare Cited; Worker Charged With Harming Baby

State and city inspectors have cited a Jersey City daycare center for code violations days after a center employee was charged with breaking the leg of a 4-month-old boy she was supposed to be caring for.

The Jersey Journal reports that The Academy of Learning has been cited for numerous health and fire-related violations. Inspectors have also reduced the legal occupancy of the daycare from 23 to 15.

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A message left for Academy officials on Saturday was not immediately returned.

Authorities have charged 19-year-old Heather McDonald of Jersey City with aggravated assault, child abuse and endangerment.

Prosecutors allege McDonald broke the baby's tibia with her hand on Aug. 6.