UPDATE  4:15 p.m WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The owner of a Wichita home day care where a toddler was critically injured by a lawn mower is out of jail.

The 39-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of aggravated child endangerment. KFDI-FM reports she was released Friday on her own recognizance, pending the filing of any charges.

Police said an 18-month-old girl suffered a deep cut to her leg Thursday morning from a lawn mower being pushed by the day care’s owner. Five young children were playing in the backyard at the time.

Investigators have not said exactly how the accident happened. The girl was taken to a hospital in critical condition, then moved to a hospital in the Kansas City area.

The state has issued an emergency suspension of the day care’s license.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A day care provider was arrested after an 18-month-old girl in her care was seriously injured when she was run over a lawn mower.

Police say the girl’s leg was partially severed below the knee in Thursday’s accident. Wichita police Lt. Chris Bannister said the girl was in critical condition.

Bannister says two 1-year-olds and three 3-year-olds were playing in the backyard as the grass was being mowed. He says it was not clear how the girl was hurt.

The 39-year-old day care provider was booked into Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of one count of aggravated child endangerment. The longtime day care provider has not been formally charged.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment suspended the day care’s operating license after the accident.