Philadelphia police say the mother was allowed to take the child home sometime before 10:45 a.m.
No charges were filed.
The search for the child's parents began after 9:00 a.m., when police were called to the intersection of Tulip Street and East Sergeant Street.
That's where they found the little girl walking alone and half-dressed.
There was no immediate word how or why she became separated from her parents.
