Former Lynchburg daycare worker charged with assaulting five children

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — According to Virginia Department of Human Servicesthe former employee at Elizabeth’s Early Learning Center roughly cared for five two-year-olds last fall.

This center is located at 2320 Bedford Avenue in Lynchburg.

According to the investigation, the incidents occurred between October 17 and November 12, 2024.

An email sent by EELC to parents shows that employee is Georgia Brown.

Georgia Brown was arrested on January 9 and charged with assault and battery.

The charges result from a VDSS investigation.

The documents show Brown did things such as holding a child by the neck, pushing another child and grabbing the child’s face.

Here are the events described by VDSS:

17/10/2024, Staff 1 grabbed Child 1 (aged 2) by the neck when the child did not clean up his mess. Staff 1’s hand continued to hold Child 1 by the neck while the child screamed and cried as Staff 1 told Child 1 to clean up the mess.
On October 17, 2024, Staff 1 physically pushed Child 1 (aged 2) from another child, resulting in Child 1 falling to the ground.
17/10/2024 Staff 1 grabbed Child 2 (aged 2) by the back of the arm, turned the child towards him and grabbed the child by the face. Staff 1 told Child 2 to clean up the mess and then pushed the child to the floor and then pushed the child to the cupboard for the child to put away the toys. Baby #2 was screaming and crying.
11/12/2024, Staff 1 asked Child 3 (aged 2) to get off the furniture. When the child refused, Staff #1 grabbed the child’s ankles, causing the back of the child’s head to hit the furniture.
12/11/2024, Staff 1 treated Child 4 (aged 2) brutally when the child had a tantrum and did not calm down.
12/11/2024, Staff 1 brutalized Child 5 (aged 2) by carrying him upside down when he refused to return to the classroom. The baby was screaming, kicking and crying.

ABC13 spoke with a person associated with the facility who wishes to remain anonymous.

They said Brown’s arrest was not surprising.

“Definitely in the case of Georgia, justice was served on behalf of the children. I don’t think she should be around children. She shouldn’t have been allowed to do this as long as she did,” they said.

ABC13 reached out to the director of the early childhood education center, but she did not agree to an interview today.

In a letter to parents, the president of the board announced the introduction of improvements that will prevent such situations in the future.

They are installing cameras in all classrooms, retraining staff on proper protocols, and supporting staff who can step in if they notice something wrong happening.

Brown will go on trial in April.