Two childcare assistants are appearing before the correctional court in Evry on Tuesday, September 22, charged with "endangering twelve minors." They were arrested in July in Yerres, a town in the Essonne department, during a police inspection of a home that had been converted into a daycare. The police initially found five children, which is within the legal limit of eight children for such facilities. However, when they inspected the basement, they discovered 12 additional children, ranging in age from four months to seven years, who had been confined in a vehicle for several minutes. The children were allegedly hidden to avoid an inspection by the Maternal and Infant Protection Services (PMI), a French agency responsible for monitoring childcare and maternal health. One of the defendants, a 48-year-old woman, had her childcare accreditation suspended in June following an incident in which a child under her care was hospitalized with symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome. Despite this, she continued to operate the daycare. Her lawyer told Liberation that she did not stop her work because she felt she "did not know how to say no" to the parents who relied on her services. The woman faces charges of "receiving minors for remuneration after a decision to suspend accreditation" and "endangering twelve minors." Her co-defendant, a 41-year-old woman, will also be tried for endangering minors and for "possession of goods presented under a counterfeit trademark." Both women were placed under judicial supervision before their trial and are prohibited from contacting each other or engaging in activities that involve regular contact with minors. Their legal teams requested additional time to prepare their defense, and the trial is expected to proceed with an immediate appearance. The case highlights concerns about unregulated childcare and the risks faced by children in such environments.