Child, 5, left alone on daycare bus in Arlington Heights

A 5-year-old child was left alone on a daycare bus Tuesday afternoon in suburban Arlington Heights.

What we know:

A teacher from South Arlington Heights KinderCare accidently left a child on a bus when students went back into the center, daycare officials announced in an email to parents Tuesday.

Arlington Heights police said all the other children exited the bus and went inside the center at 1003 S. Arlington Heights Rd. Once they were inside, they realized the child was missing and found them asleep on the bus.

Paramedics were called to check on the child, and they were sent to a local hospital where they were cleared.

"We have several safety protocols that should have prevented this kind of situation," Sarah Grupe, area leader at KinderCare, said in an email. "Unfortunately, those protocols were not followed. We reported this issue to state licensing and to the police are working with them to determine what happened and what we can do to ensure nothing like this ever happens again."

Grupe said the teacher who left the student and the center director have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

What we don't know:

Police and KinderCare officials did not say how long the child was left unattended on the bus. 

It is unclear whether anyone will face charges for abandoning the child.

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