Six child care centers of nine investigate have already been closed and the others are on track to be shuttered after investigators found one served no children yet got almost $60,000 in city money, another had rat droppings on the floor and spoiled milk in the fridge, and others had filed phony background checks, teachers’ credentials and other important documents.
At one center, a staffer even bolted out the door when confronted about using fake credentials, city Department of Investigations Commissioner Mark Peters, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson and Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan said while announcing the probe Friday. The centers’ owners have pleaded not guilty to various charges involving false documents.
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