The nursery, ‘Careshare at Port Hamilton’, has temporarily closed to allow Police Scotland to carry out an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
The incident took place yesterday.
A spokesperson for Busy Bees said, ‘It is with great sadness that we can confirm the death of a child attending our Port Hamilton nursery. The 13-month-old girl was found to have stopped breathing by one of our staff. An ambulance was called immediately and the child was taken to Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children but despite the best efforts of medical staff sadly she could not be revived.
Marg Randles, managing director at Busy Bees Nurseries, the parent group of Careshare, said, ‘Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with the family at this very sad time. We will do all we can to support the family and those affected by this tragedy and we are working alongside all the relevant agencies to help find the cause.
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