A toddler has died in Florida after his father allegedly forgot to drop off the child at a daycare and only realized hours later that he had left the child in his car.At 5.39pm on Monday authorities responded to a report of a dead child in a hot car in Plantation, a city just north of Miami, cops said.Upon arrival, officers and firefighters confirmed that a 23-month-old boy had died in the back seat of his father's car, which was parked at a daycare called A World of Discovery Academy.The father and child have not been identified, and it is unclear whether the parent will face any charges. The Plantation Police Department said that it is investigating the toddler's death. Leslie Novoa, the owner and director of the daycare, told NBC6 that the father had gone to pick up his son that evening before staff at the daycare informed him that the toddler had not shown up. Only then did the father have the horrifying realization that he had forgotten to take the boy out of the car that morning and that the toddler had been strapped into his seat all day under the blazing Florida sun, Novoa said.When the father went to check on his son, the boy 'was already unfortunately dead,' she added. 'He opened the door and closed the door and then when I said "Can I help you with something?" he opened the door and that's when I went to check on the child and unfortunately found out that the child was deceased,' the daycare owner told NBC6. A 23-month-old boy died in a hot car in Plantation, Florida, on Monday after his father allegedly forgot to drop off the child at a daycare. Police are pictured raising a tent around the car Leslie Novoa, the owner and director of the daycare, said she has known the parents of the dead toddler for six years and that 'they are great parents'The outlet reported that the father was screaming, and when the toddler's mother arrived, she too became overwhelmed with emotion. 'He was in a lot of pain,' Novoa said.The daycare director added that the family also has two other children, a four-year-old and a six-year-old, who have also attended A World of Discovery Academy. She said that she has known the parents for around six years and that 'they are a wonderful family.' 'They are great parents. Very nurturing, very loving parents,' Novoa added. The exact amount of time the toddler spent in the car and the sequence of events leading up to the father allegedly realizing he had forgotten his son in the backseat are unclear. The Plantation Police Department declined to comment or provide additional details when the Daily Mail reached out. The Daily Mail has also reached out to A World of Discovery Academy for comment.Temperatures in Plantation reached a high of 97F on Monday, the day the child died, according to The Weather Channel.On hot days, 'The inside of a car acts like a greenhouse, where actual temperatures inside the vehicle can reach 120°F in minutes and approach 150°F in as little as an hour,' according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures in Plantation reached a high of 97F on Monday, which would have caused the interior of the car to quickly reach fatal temperatures. Police are pictured outside the daycare A World of Discovery Academy, where the father allegedly forgot to drop off his toddler, is picturedThose temperatures can cause heat stroke in minutes, especially for children, whose body temperatures increase three to five times faster than adults, the federal agency notes.The agency recommends to always 'Look Before You Lock,' a slogan meant to remind parents to always check the back seat of their vehicles before leaving them unattended. The 23-month-old's death is the third officially reported hot car death in Florida this year and the ninth in the US. Florida is the state with the second-highest number of hot car fatalities in the country since 1990, behind only Texas, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Kids and Car Safety.This year's three hot car deaths in Florida bring the total number in the state to at least 126 over the past 36 years.The nine deaths across the country this year bring the national total to at least 1,181 over the same period.