They believe the child was trying to follow her father to work.
She was found near the intersection of Warren and Vine streets.
Police were able to find the little girl's grandmother who they said was watching her when she slipped away.
Darlene Stephens was driving by on her way to Miami Valley Hospital with her own two kids when she spotted the child alone.
Stephens put the little girl in her car and called police.
Officers pushed the child in a stroller until they finally found her home on Vine Street blocks away.
Officials said she was on her way to a Taco Bell on Brown Street, where her father works.
Grandma was relieved she was found OK.
Police said this should serve as a warning: you can't take your eyes off your kids for a second.
Kids can slip away quickly especially during the summer.
Police advise you to keep doors, windows and gates locked.
There have been no charges filed in this case.