Court documents show Sydia Thomas-Ishman, Gabriela Rivas and Janae Smith were all arrested within the last four days.
All three are also facing conspiracy charges.
Thomas-Ishman, Rivas and Smith are accused of leaving six-month-old Amora Banks inside the daycare on February 1.
Amora’s father Cameron Banks told CBS News Philadelphia that when he went to pick up his daughter around 5.30pm on Thursday, February 1, he found the daycare’s door was closed and locked.
The daycare, which is located on Whitaker Avenue near Hurley Street, usually closes at 6pm.
Banks said he called every number to track down information and ended up calling police.
Police met with the building’s key holder, but when officers tried to get inside, the lock jammed.
Firefighters were then called to cut through the metal bars to remove it.
“Police were able to get into the daycare centre,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said at the time.
“It was dark. When they got inside, they found the six-month-old baby girl in the corner asleep in a car seat.”
“They walked in and out pretty fast,” Banks said.
“So I thought they were coming to tell us bad news. But then, they actually told us she was inside and she was OK. Happy. There was a whole bunch of crying. Just happy.”
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