Tiya Chauhan was aged 22 months when the tragedy happened at Dicky Birds nursery in Wimbledon, south London, in August 2012.
Tiya swallowed the raw jelly during a ‘sensory game’ which featured a spaghetti and jelly swamp and toy insects.
She was found unconscious on the nursery floor and later pronounced dead in hospital.
Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries is a family-owned business with other nurseries in Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden and Surbiton.
The case was sent to Kingston Crown Court after an inquest jury found Tiya’s death was accidental contributed to by neglect.
At the time, Westminster coroner Fiona Wilcox, said, ‘The jury concluded there was a gross failure on the part of the nursery to provide appropriate care for Tiya.
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