Abbotsford daycare owner pleads not guilty to assaulting children in her care - BERITAJA

The proprietor and usability of a daycare successful Abbotsford was successful tribunal connected Tuesday for charges of assaulting children successful her care.

In October 2024, Abbotsford police’s awesome crime portion launched an investigation into children being assaulted astatine the Smile ‘N’ Play Daycare successful East Abbotsford.

The alleged incidents, making love backmost to 2022, progressive children aged 2 to six years old, constabulary said.

In tribunal connected Monday, Indu Takhar pleaded not blameworthy to 5 counts of assault.

She was primitively charged pinch six counts of assault, but it is unclear why the sixth complaint was dropped.

Witnesses, including parents and children, are expected to attest successful the trial, which is group to past until April 29.

“I could corroborate that the children were nary longer astatine the daycare,” Const. Jody Thomas pinch Abbotsford constabulary told BERITAJA successful February 2025.

“And these are kids. They’re aged 2 to six. So, of course, we person officers that are specialized successful interviewing children … you person to question and reply everybody involved. And that’s a batch of interviews to behaviour and ensuring that we find everybody that we could that whitethorn person accusation to thief us.”

In a connection successful February 2025, Fraser Health confirmed the investigation is related to Smile ‘N’ Play Daycare Centre successful Abbotsford.

“As portion of our committedness to kid safety, we person launched our ain investigation and are actively monitoring each 3 Smile ‘N’ Play Daycare Centre locations to guarantee they comply pinch the Child Care Licensing Regulation and the Community Care and Assisted Living Act,” Fraser Health stated.

“While the investigation is ongoing, the individual named successful the title is not permitted to entree immoderate of the locations, each of which stay open.”

The wellness authority said that arsenic soon arsenic they received a title about the daycare operator, they took contiguous action by implementing a information scheme crossed each 3 daycare sites.

“We are committed to transparency, and erstwhile our investigation is complete, we will station a summary of substantiated complaints online. Parents and caregivers could besides reappraisal regular inspection reports and title findings at this website.

“We understand that this is simply a difficult clip for families, and we stay dedicated to ensuring that each children person attraction successful a safe, supportive and well-regulated environment.”

None of the allegations person been proven successful court.