JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana home-based childcare provider is facing felony charges once again after a 2-month-old infant left in her care was discovered to have a broken leg.
Brittany Baylor, 35, of Jeffersonville is charged with battery resulting in serious bodily injury and neglect of a dependent resulting in serious injury, both Level 3 felonies.
Indiana State Police said Baylor runs an unlicensed, in-home daycare in Jeffersonville. In February, a 2-month-old infant was discovered to have a broken leg after being picked up from Baylor's home daycare.
Investigators said it was Baylor who placed the crying child in a car seat when a family member picked up the infant. After the child was taken home, the family member noticed the crying infant's leg was sensitive. A trip to the hospital then confirmed the child's leg was broken.
State police said a report later prepared by a Norton’s Pediatric Protection Specialist stated the injury was diagnostic of inflicted child physical abuse.
This isn't the first time Baylor's at-home daycare has come under serious police investigation.
Court records reveal that Baylor faces even more serious charges stemming from a 2022 incident in which a 6-month-old boy left in her care was found dead.
WDRB reported on this case last month with Baylor claiming she was giving the child a bottle before a nap when the infant started throwing up and "went limp". Police arrived at the home to find Baylor attempting CPR on the child.
An autopsy report later determined the child "died from a closed head injury, including contusion beneath the scalp." The coroner would end up determining the child died from an assault.
Baylor was charged in Clark County in June with two Level 1 felonies in connection to that incident. Her jury trial in that case is currently scheduled for Oct. 29.
Baylor's latest charges, in connection to the child suffering from a broken leg, were filed in Clark County on Aug. 1.