I AM the "lovely little boys mother" and what Stephanie is stating is TRUE. My son was let outside into the infant play area on a day that was much too hot. I do believe that it was a VERY  bad idea for the younger employee to have let him outside (with or without shoes on) on such a hot day. He suffered second degree burns on both of his feet...luckily they healed quickly. My son was treated at the doctor and DHS investigated. DHS informed me that there had been other "cases" of children getting burnt from this same "black top" material and it didn't appear to be a case of negligence...but rather stupidity. The infant play area was immediately shut down and the flooring was replaced with AstroTurf instead. Also, play dates now has a thermometer hanging up outside and a strict policy of not letting the children outside if it is over 80 degrees.  I am not siding with the owner on this newest case of abuse from the hands of an employee; however, in my case, Heather was very assistive.