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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Brooklyn Center Daycare Provider Charged After Prosecutors Say 911 Call Was Delayed as Baby Stopped Breathing
A 58-year-old in-home daycare provider faces second-degree manslaughter after prosecutors alleged she waited approximately 20 minutes before calling 911 for an infant who was not breathing, a delay a pediatric specialist said significantly reduced the child's chance of recovery.
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN (October 7, 2026).
A Brooklyn Center in-home daycare provider has been charged with second-degree manslaughter more than a year after an infant in her care stopped breathing and later died, with prosecutors alleging she delayed calling 911 while communicating with family members and parents of other children.
Narcisa de Jesus Morales Deleg, 58, was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court in connection with the death of Taylor Eliam Rea Calderon.
The criminal complaint says police were called to the daycare on June 30, 2025, after Taylor was found unresponsive. The child was taken to a hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen.
Taylor died July 15.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports Taylor was 8 months old, while another account describes him as 7 months old. The charging allegations and the central timeline are otherwise consistent across the reporting reviewed by MinneapoliMedia.
According to the complaint, Morales Deleg told investigators she had given Taylor a bottle earlier in the afternoon and later found him pale and not breathing while he was in a baby swing.
Investigators say she ultimately acknowledged finding him unresponsive at approximately 4:40 p.m.
The 911 call was placed at 5:03 p.m.
Prosecutors allege Morales Deleg used the intervening period to send text and Facebook Messenger messages to relatives and parents of other children in her care.
Taylor's mother told investigators she arrived for pickup and repeatedly attempted to reach Morales Deleg by telephone. Morales Deleg eventually came outside carrying the child, who was not breathing.
The complaint alleges Taylor's mother told Morales Deleg to call 911 and that Morales Deleg questioned why emergency services needed to be contacted.
A pediatrician specializing in child abuse told investigators the child may have stopped breathing because of choking or positional asphyxia. The physician also raised concerns about the way Taylor had reportedly been given a bottle.
The doctor concluded that the 15-to-20-minute delay in calling 911 significantly affected Taylor's possibility of recovery because brain damage worsened with each passing minute without adequate oxygen.
The physician said the delay was a factor in Taylor's death.
That medical assessment is central to the manslaughter charge.
The prosecution does not merely allege that an emergency occurred inside a daycare. It alleges that Morales Deleg's response after discovering the emergency constituted culpable negligence and contributed to the fatal outcome.
Whether prosecutors can establish that allegation beyond a reasonable doubt will be determined through the criminal-court process.
Morales Deleg was charged by summons rather than arrested. Court records reviewed in published reports did not identify an attorney representing her.
Authorities have also sought information concerning the daycare's licensing status.
The case raises broader questions about emergency-response procedures inside home-based childcare operations, where providers may be caring for several children without the staffing structure available in larger centers.
Parents entrust childcare providers not only with routine supervision but with the expectation that medical emergencies will produce an immediate response.
Here, prosecutors contend the minutes between discovering that Taylor was not breathing and calling 911 became medically consequential.
Morales Deleg is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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