Rhiya Malin, pictured below, was found trapped in the playhouse at Eton Manor Children’s Day Nursery in Chigwell, Essex, on 7 November 2007.
Casterbridge Care and Education Limited and Casterbridge Nurseries (Eton Manor) pleaded guilty to health and safety failings and were fined £75,000 each and ordered to pay £70,000 in costs to Epping Forest District Council, which brought the prosecution case.
Nursery assistant Kayley Murphy was fined £2,400 for failing to ensure Rhiya’s safety and given 12 months to pay.
Ms Murphy was among staff supervising children in the outdoor area and had been talking on her mobile phone immediately prior to the incident.
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