# 2-year-old puts loaded gun in mouth at daycare

> Virginia toddler places loaded gun in mouth at daycare after administrator left firearm accessible.
- Title: 2-year-old puts loaded gun in mouth at daycare | Shortify
- Summary: Virginia toddler places loaded gun in mouth at daycare after administrator left firearm accessible. A 2-year-old child in Richmond put a loaded gun in their…
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- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/10/18/2-year-old-put-loaded-gun-their-mouth-daycare-state-report-says
- Published: 2026-10-18T10:18:05.924+00:00
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- Topics: thrive learning center east, richmond, daycare, 2-year-old, loaded gun, fanny pack, child abuse, social services, news, local
## Daycare incident report
A 2-year-old Virginia child allegedly put a daycare administrator’s loaded gun in their mouth.

> A 2-year-old child got the loaded gun out of the fanny pack and put the barrel in their mouth
## Gun access timeline
Administrator brought gun in fanny pack on Sept 25; child had it for 15 seconds before adults noticed.

> The toddler had the gun for about 15 seconds before any adults realized
## Safety failures
Administrator left gun accessible on low stack of cots; staff ignored phone use while child was unsupervised.

> The administrator and another staff member were looking down at their phones, while a different staff member had their back turned to the 2-year-old
## Reporting delay
Social Services waited four days to report incident after it occurred on Sept 25.

> Social Services said the administrator and the staff failed to report the incident to the department within 24 hours and instead waited four days before reporting it on Sept 29
## Key takeaway

A 2-year-old child in Richmond put a loaded gun in their mouth at Thrive Learning Center East daycare after an administrator left the firearm in a fanny pack.