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Two Petah Tikva Kindergarten Staff Questioned After Six Toddlers Escape

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Two kindergarten employees in Petah Tikva were questioned by police after six two-year-old children escaped the facility and were found wandering alone. The children had traveled about a kilometer, crossing a street to a busy road. Parents are demanding increased safety measures after the incident, which occurred due to an open gate and apparent understaffing.

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Six two-year-old children escaped a Petah Tikva kindergarten and were found wandering unattended.
Two kindergarten employees were questioned by police and released on bail.
The children traveled approximately one kilometer, crossing a pedestrian crossing to a busy road.
Parents reported understaffing and an open gate as contributing factors to the escape.
The incident prompted parents to demand increased safety checks at city kindergartens.

Two Petah Tikva Kindergarten Staff Questioned After Six Toddlers Escape — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Police in Petah Tikva questioned two women, aged 40 and 50, on October 13 regarding an incident where six two-year-old children escaped from their kindergarten. The women, who worked at the facility, were released on bail as the investigation continues. The children were discovered by passersby wandering unattended, some on toy vehicles, about a kilometer from the kindergarten. One mother reported that the children had crossed a pedestrian crossing and reached a busy road. Parents expressed shock and outrage, with one mother stating that only one staff member was supervising over 20 children in the yard that morning, while two others were cleaning. The kindergarten's gate was found open, allowing the children to leave. The disappearance was discovered accidentally when another mother arrived and, while looking for her son's stroller with staff, realized a significant portion of the group was missing. Investigators are examining witness testimonies and using technical means to reconstruct the events. Parents are demanding thorough checks of all city kindergartens to prevent future incidents.