After two hours of deliberation into the death of nine-month-old Oliver following the incident at the nursery on 23 September 2021, the jury at the inquest returned a conclusion of ‘misadventure’.
Before retiring to consider the evidence, Coroner Katina Hepburn told the jury at Maidstone Crown Court that there was ‘no evidence which would show failures by the nursery or its staff’.
She will now make a Report to Prevent Future Deaths for the Department for Education.
The coroner said she was concerned that evidence suggested staff were ‘not able to put into place Resuscitation Council guidelines’ in an emergency.
Ms Hepburn said, ‘I am concerned that even staff with valid training, without having regular refresher training, they may not recall the finer particulars of first aid.’
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