Medicine Hat police say that the 19-month-old child died from blunt force trauma to the head.
The little girl was airlifted to Alberta Children's Hospital on July 19 where she died two days later.
Police charged Erin Jackman, 24, with manslaughter and failing to provide the necessities of life in connection with the toddler's death.
Jackman made a brief appearance in a Medicine Hat court on Tuesday morning and was released on bail with conditions.
She is to have no contact with the victim's family, no contact with anyone under the age of 12, and visits with her own children must be supervised.
Jackman is the operator of the day home where police say the child was assaulted.
Police say that Jackman's two children and another child were also in the home at the time of the incident and that there was a delay between the time the incident happened and when the call was placed to 911.
Crown Prosecutor, Ramona Robins, says that she believes there is sufficient evidence to charge Jackman with manslaughter and that the child's death has had a huge impact on the community.
"When someone loses a child by accident or illness, it's a very sad thing," said Robins. "To lose your child at the hands of another is a tragedy that I think most people could never understand."
Police continue to investigate and the court has placed a publication ban on evidence presented at the bail hearing.
Jackman will be back in court to answer to the charges in September.
