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Garland Daycare Employs Woman Charged with Leaving Child in Trash

A woman who police said left her 7-year-old daughter "hiding" in a dumpster for more than 10 hours during the weekend works at a Garland day care center.

After learning that the North Garland Small Miracles Academy employed 28-year-old Alicia Carroll, many parents who leave their children at the day care told NBC 5 that they're concerned.

"It’s a little bit concerning," Brittany Jones said. "But she’s not here, so I know my kids are safe."

Some parents even decided to take their children home.

Tammera Goodson said Carroll has been her 4-year-old son's teacher for the last several months and she hasn't had any issues. Goodson said she was shocked to learn of the accusations against Carroll.

β€œShe was very happy. She was a very sweet lady," she said. "You would never know that any of this was going on.”

The owner of the Small Miracles Academy told NBC 5 that he and other officials were still discussing the state of Carroll's employment. He declined to comment further.

Carroll remained in jail Tuesday morning on $25,000 bond.

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