The crying from the infant room inside this Somersworth child care center made clear: Naptime was over. A teacher rocked one boy in her arms. A parent wiped the nose of another child. Kathleen Collins ...

A preschool teacher at a Scituate daycare facility is accused of repeated verbal and physical mistreatment of the toddlers in her care. Lilly Garofola, 29, a former toddler teacher at Little Steps ...

Thriving Roots Childcare opened in Somersworth after Little Steps Learning Center abruptly closed. Parents rallied to open Thriving Roots as a non-profit to save the jobs of staff and provide care for ...

A teacher at a South Shore preschool is facing charges after being accused of physically assaulting several children under her care. Lilly Garofola, 29, of Hull, is accused of physically assaulting ...