Grandmother of toddler who died in van outside Orlando daycare told he never arrived, 911 calls show

ORLANDO, Fla. — In recordings of 911 calls made on Aug. 7, the grandmother of Myles Hill told dispatchers that his day care told her he never arrived at the facility.

According to state records, though, the 3-year-old was marked as present that day, hours before he was found dead in a hot van outside Little Miracles Academy in Orlando.

Authorities believe Myles was in the van for nearly 12 hours in temperatures that could have topped 140 degrees.

Having watched him drive away with a day care worker that morning, the toddler’s grandmother knew something was very wrong.

“I called the lady who owned the day care and they said they don’t know where my baby (is) at,” said Myles' grandmother, who is also his guardian. "They say my baby ain't go to school, but he went to school this morning. I gave them the payment and signed the papers for my baby this morning."

It was 8 p.m. and she told the dispatcher that Myles had never been brought home by the day care later than 6 p.m.

About 20 minutes after Myles' grandmother called 911, a worker at the day care called dispatchers to say she had found the boy.

“I need somebody right now,” the day care worker said. "I just got a phone call. The child is missing. We go look in the van. The child is in there and it looks like he's dead."

“Does the child need medical attention?” the dispatcher asked.

“The child is dead,” the worker replied.

After Myles' death, the Florida Department of Children and Families shut down two Little Miracles Academy locations.

The driver of the van, Deborah St. Charles, was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.

St. Charles was not licensed to drive the day care van, state records show.

Funeral services for Myles will be held Saturday.

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