GREENFIELD — A Greenfield woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say a toddler suffered a severe leg injury while in her care at an unlicensed daycare that state officials have repeatedly ordered to shut down.
Court records show Rebecca Reuter is accused of having seven children who were 6 years old or younger at her home in late April when a 17-month-old boy broke his femur.
Wisconsin state law only allows unlicensed daycare providers to care for a maximum of three children at a time who are not their own.
State records show the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families has been investigating Reuter's unlicensed in-home daycare for the past three years, but police didn't get involved until this spring when the toddler was rushed to Children's Hospital with a serious inju