SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas home daycare provider accused of child abuse decided not to face a jury trial and instead entered a plea to charges of child abuse.
On Thursday, 29-year-old Ija Hall, the owner of His Loving Hands Home Childcare, 357 N. Erie in Wichita, pleaded guilty to child abuse before Judge Quentin Pittman, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In June she told the court she would face a jury but changed her mind.
In September of 2024, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment suspended Hall's day care license after an incident involving a child she was fostering. A protective order was issued during her first court appearance, according to the district attorney's office. She was not to have contact with the victim in the case or any child under the age of 12.
One of her foster children was burned in a bathtub, according to the KDHE. A second foster child had bruises and missing teeth.
Hall is scheduled for sentencing on August 15. She is not in custody after meeting the requirement of a $25,000 bond.
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