{"id":86849,"date":"2026-11-02T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=86849"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:11:08","slug":"car-crashes-into-winter-haven-daycare-injuring-five-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/11\/02\/car-crashes-into-winter-haven-daycare-injuring-five-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Crashes Into Winter Haven Daycare, Injuring Five Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five children were taken to a local hospital for evaluation on Monday morning, November 2, 2026, after a car crashed through the front of a daycare in Winter Haven, Florida.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"736d60\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/886609011_1453804603627029_6075511450895674039_n.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86850 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #736d60; 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