An ‘inspirational’ nursery has kept its outstanding rating in a glowing inspection by Ofsted.

Poppins Day Nursery in Worcester has received a heap of praise from inspectors Ofsted who awarded the highest possible score following an “outstanding” review.

Ofsted lauded the nursery’s staff and said high expectations meant children behaved “exceptionally well” and made “rapid progress.”

The nursery also goes “above and beyond” to create enriching experiences for the children in a “loving, homely, supportive and inspirational” environment where they receive “outstanding” care.

Inspectors also said communication and language development was “highly effective” at the nursery and “dedicated and inspirational” staff encouraged children to explore, experiment and be curious.

A report by Ofsted which followed an inspection at the nursery in Alexander Road, Worcester, in May said: “Children in this nursery are immersed in a loving, homely environment where they are supported by an inspirational team of staff. Staff create a warm and welcoming ethos for children, where they feel safe and develop secure attachments with their key person.

“Children behave exceptionally well because staff are conscientious and consistently role model how to share and be kind to one another.”

A thrilled nursery manager Sam McCann said the ‘outstanding’ result was an amazing achievement.

"We are absolutely delighted with our Ofsted result, I am so incredibly proud of the staff team,” she said.

“It is amazing to have the highest possible recognition for what we do every day, we are passionate about providing the best possible care for our children and raising outcomes for children. We are delighted the report reflects this."

"I would like to say thank you to the staff team for all their hard work, commitment and passion they hold for Poppins. Also thank you to our Poppins families for supporting us every day and for the abundance of emails we received prior to the inspection offering support, praise and encouragement.

“And on behalf of the staff team, we'd like to say a special thank you to Sue Tredell for our spa day treat at the Elms spa.”

Poppins Day Nursery was last inspected in 2017 where it was also awarded an ‘outstanding’ rating.