Inwood, Iowa — An Inwood daycare provider has been charged with numerous misdemeanor counts and one felony count of child endangerment.
According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, their deputies arrested 30-year-old Elizabeth Kainrath of Inwood after an incident that had been reported to have occurred at Kingdom Kids Daycare in Inwood.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the situation on Friday, and an investigation into reports of abusive behavior by Kainrath was opened. They tell us that “working closely and cooperatively with Kingdom Kids Daycare staff and the Dept. of Health and Human Services investigators,” the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office was able to identify fourteen different incidents in which Kainrath is alleged to have acted in an aggressive, inappropriate, and “charge-worthy” manner with approximately five different children.
Kainrath was arrested without incident on thirteen aggravated misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and one class D felony count of child endangerment. If convicted of the felony count, she could face up to five years in prison.
Kainrath was transported to the Lyon County Jail where she is being held in lieu of a $31,000 cash or surety bond. The sheriff’s office reminds people that Kainrath is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Sheriff Brian Hilt says that Kingdom Kids Daycare acted “in an exemplary manner and reaffirmed its commitment to child safety through prompt and decisive action.” He says that the team at Kingdom Kids Daycare demonstrated this through their “prompt reporting, communication, and cooperation with parents and officials throughout the investigation.” Hilt says, “Kingdom Kids Daycare truly showed their unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of the children in their care by their actions.”
