ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. -- A Rockingham County daycare employee is facing child abuse charges.

Nekeisha Walton is charged with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse.

Her arrest comes following an investigation into abuse at the Daydreamers Child Development Center in Reidsville where Walton is employed.

The state is also involved in the investigation.

She's currently being held under a $10,000 bond.

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