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Florida Toddler Dies After Father Arrives at Daycare to Pick Him Up — and Realizes He Never Dropped Him Off

7/1/2026

A 23-month-old boy died Monday after spending hours in the back seat of a family SUV outside a Plantation, Florida, daycare — his father unaware the child had never been dropped off that morning.

The Plantation Police Department and Plantation Fire Department responded to A World of Discovery Academy at approximately 5:39 p.m., and firefighters pronounced the boy dead at the scene.

The circumstances surrounding the child's death remain under investigation.

What Happened at A World of Discovery Academy The father arrived at the Broward County early learning center to pick up his son at the end of the day, but realized upon reaching the parking lot that he had never left the child inside.