A two-year-old boy was found dead inside a van parked outside his day care centre.
Noah Sneed was discovered outside Ceressa's Daycare & Preschool in Oakland Park, Florida yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called by the centre's staff about 3.30pm and when paramedics arrived Noah was pronounced dead - but it is not known how the tot died.
The vehicle had a sign attached to it with the name of the day care centre, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Broward County Sheriff believe temperatures in the low 30Cs, may have been the cause of Noah's death and have confirmed he was transported to Ceressa's Daycare & Preschool.
A spokesman for the force Keyla Concepcion said: "Detectives confirmed the toddler had been transported in the van to the facility Monday morning."
The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office is set to conduct an autopsy.
Mrs Concepcion said: "Investigators are continuing to interview day care employees and other witnesses to determine the circumstances that led to the death."
The day care centre offers transportation and is licensed until September 30.
Police have notified the tot’s parents of his death and are interviewing day care employees and other employees - but say it is "too soon to say if anyone will be charged".
Two one-year-old twins were found dead in a car in New York in Friday after being left in a car for eight hours.
The children's father has been charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of criminal negligent homicide.
