By Paul Hammel
Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN — A North Bend, Nebraska, child care center, Tiny Tigers, has been closed after being cited for multiple violations by the state.
The center, which had a capacity of 29 children from infants to 12-year-olds, was subject of an emergency closure order, effective June 14.
The licensure unit at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services cited 16 alleged violations of state statutes concerning child care facilities in its monthly report, issued last week.
They ranged from improper use of “time out,” improper training of staff and a lack of checks of registries for past sex offenses or child abuse/neglect.
A call left at the center was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Messages and calls to Health and Human Services officials over the past two days, seeking more detail on the allegations, did not elicit a response.
State records indicate the Tiny Tigers Child Care center was first licensed in 2020.