A REDDITCH nursery has been rated outstanding in all areas by government inspectors.

Rhymes Day Nursery, at Birchensale Farm on Low Field Lane, has been praised by Ofsted for the quality and standards of its early years provision.

The report said that the quality of teaching is outstanding, activities are relevant and extremely rewarding, babies and children flourish and that children are fully safeguarded and protected from harm.

It also stated that the nursery has excellent relationships with parents, other agencies and schools which ensure children's needs are accurately assessed and consistently met.

The only areas given for improvement were to build on the already excellent educational programme for children's physical development.

Ofsted inspectors visited last month and gave the nursery the highest possible rating in all areas.

Sarah Quirke, nursery manager, said it was fantastic news.

"We are all really pleased to achieve Outstanding, we feel we provide a caring and secure environment for all our children," she said.