A child wandered off during recess Friday at a day care and was later found walking along the freeway.

The 3-year-old boy walked off around noon from the Littlest Ones School, which is inside the Metropolitan CME Church near Highway 288, according to KHOU.

The facility closed early and other parents were told what happened.

The boy’s grandmother picked him up from the day care and said he was fine.

Child Protective Services and the Houston police are investigating.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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