Twenty-two month-old Tiya died after choking on a raw jelly cube during a free flow play session at the nursery in August 2012.
The jury’s verdict at the inquest, which concluded yesterday, found that that there was a gross failure on the part of the nursery to provide appropriate care to Tiya.
On the day of the incident there were 11 members of staff supervising 30 children aged up to four years old, Westminster Coroner’s Court heard.
Coroner Fiona Wilcox said, ‘The jury concluded there was a gross failure on the part of the nursery to provide appropriate care for Tiya.
‘There was inadequate communication between all staff, which was a gross failure.
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