EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (ABC4) — A daycare has officially closed down amid allegations of child abuse by one of the teachers. ABC4.com spoke with the daycare's former owner in an exclusive interview.

On Sept. 5, 2024, Michele Djamous, 22, a teacher at Eagle Mountain Kids Care, was charged with one count of child abuse. The charge was filed based on reports that she had "forcefully put [a child] face first in the sand box for two to three seconds" during an incident that occurred just a few weeks earlier.

Court documents show the child was just 14 months old at the time of the incident.

Starting a daycare

DeNae Vanderburg, a co-owner of Eagle Mountain Kids Care, told ABC4.com Djamous was one of her first employees.

"I wanted to have a daycare that was moms supporting other moms that are w

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