A Hermitage-based nursery has achieved an ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted. Acres of Fun Day Nursery, in Priors Court Road, was inspected on February 14. The nursery – which currently enrols 141 children aged up to four years old – scored ‘outstanding’ in all categories, a marked increase from its previous ‘requires improvement’ rating after its last inspection in March 2023. The inspector’s report called staff teaching ‘exemplary’ and described the children as extremely happy and secure with ‘consistently positive attitudes to their play and learning’. Nursery owner Nicola Walters said: “We w…