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Nancy Scherer, child Care Supervisor (CCS) and Iinterviewed Tiara Marbley. Ms. .
Marbley stated that she is the van monitor at Educare and has been the monitor for two.
(2) weekS. Ms. Marbley stated that Maurice Phipps is the van driver: She stated that they
picked Child A up at 8:04am on the mornillg of February 7, 2012. Ms.-Marbley stated
she signed Child A in on the book She statedthey don't sign kids off the van when they
take them into the day care, they only sign them out when they take them back home. Ms .
.Marbley stated that after they picked up Child A, they picked up more kids, dropped
some off at school, picked up more children and went to the day care. She Stated they
picked up fifteen (15) to eighteen (18) children all together but only tookten (10)
children back to the day care; the other children were dropped off at school. Ms. Marbley
stated when they arrived at the day care at approximately 9:30am, they pulled to the back
gate and Mr. Phipps opened the gate. She stated that normally they open the door and
'Mr. Phipps takes the kids in. Ms. Marbley stated that she takes the babies in, but there
weren't any babies on the van that morning so she helped Mr. Phipps walk the'children
inside. She.stated she Was carrying one child that was half asleep. She said that she
specifically remembers seeing Child A walk to her class that morning. She said that the
kids know where to go when they get in the building. She said that she looked in the van
and looked iIi all seats and no children were left in there. Ms. Marbley stated that she and
Mr. Phipps left to go on another van run at 9:30am and made it back to the day care at
approximately 9:50am. She stated they picked up one child on this run, a two year old
.child. He was the only child on the van. She stated that when they arrived back at the
day care, she'checked the van again and no children were left in the van. Ms. Marbley
said that some of the kids have car seats .and that all of the seat belts in the van work. She
stated that Child A was not in a car seat. Ms. Marbley said that Child A was in Ms.
Patrice Wren's class in the morning and l\;1s",Wrentook the children outside that
morning. Ms. Marbley stated that Child A was outside with the class and she believes
that Child A must have slipped through the gate. Ms. Marbley stated that Ms. Wren had
too many children that morning and could not watch all of them. Ms. Marbley said that
Child A was not sleepy that morning: she was in a good mood. She stated that other
mornings, Child A cries for her mom and Ms. Marbleyhas to carry her in to the day care
center. Ms: Marbleyhas not seen a tiansportatioIipolicy but she learned from the person
._._;-_--. _. ~. before her what she is supposed to. _dQ.Ms.Ma.I'lJl~y_sai(lsheis being charged with child
endangerment, child abuse, and child neglect. . ----- . - ----.----.--- --------
Interview with Maurice Phipps at the Clayton Jail February 10, 2012
.. Nancy Scherer, Child Care Supervisor and Iinterviewed Mr. Phipps. Mr. Phipps
infonned us that he was thedriver.afthe van who. transparted Child A fram her home to
the facility:on February 7,2012. He infarmed us that he picked Child A up at 8:04am,
He informed us thatthey (Mr. Phipps & Tiara, Marbley) picked up other kids and drapped
some kids aff at schaal. He informed us that they returned to. the-schaal ,araund 9: 15-
.9:30am. He said that Ms. Mar.bley sits in the back of the van with the kids but wasn't
exactly sur~ which seat she was sitting in. He thinks sheri:lay have been in the 3 rd seat. " .
He informed its that whenhegofta the facility he pUlled up by the gate and gat out and
uni()cked the gate. He helped the ldds affthe van and he~d Ms. Marbley walked the
. kids in to. the bpilding. Mr. Phipps said that they keep a sign in and aut sheet in the van.
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