The tragic incident took place in July 2019 when Fox Goulding was eating dinner at Bright Horizons Corstorphine Nursery in Edinburgh.
On Tuesday the nursery group admitted failings under Health and Safety at Work legislation at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and was fined £800,000.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions pled guilty to failing to provide employees at the nursery with suitable instruction and supervision to adequately control the risk of choking during mealtimes.
The court heard the Corstorphine nursery has closed permanently.
An investigation found Bright Horizons failed to provide employees at the nursery with suitable instruction and supervision to adequately control the risk of choking during mealtimes.
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