A preschool teacher at a Scituate daycare facility is accused of repeated verbal and physical mistreatment of the toddlers in her care. Lilly Garofola, 29, a former toddler teacher at Little Steps ...

A teacher at a South Shore preschool is facing charges after being accused of physically assaulting several children under her care. Lilly Garofola, 29, of Hull, is accused of physically assaulting ...

Thriving Roots Childcare opened in Somersworth after Little Steps Learning Center abruptly closed. Parents rallied to open Thriving Roots as a non-profit to save the jobs of staff and provide care for ...

SCITUATE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Scituate daycare worker accused of assaulting children in her care faced a judge Wednesday. Lilly Garofola, 29, was charged with more than a dozen counts of assault in ...

The crying from the infant room inside this Somersworth child care center made clear: Naptime was over. A teacher rocked one boy in her arms. A parent wiped the nose of another child. Kathleen Collins ...

(This story was updated to add new information and a new photo) A preschool teacher at a Scituate daycare facility is accused of repeated verbal and physical mistreatment of the toddlers in her care.