There’s no monkeying around for a St Albans nursery which has been praised as outstanding in all areas following a recent Ofsted inspection.

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery, in Ridgmont Road, welcomed the inspector at the end of last month as part of the new Ofsted inspection framework introduced in September.

After speaking to parents, staff and children, the inspector concluded: “The nursery benefits from an extremely motivated management team, who are inspirational and supportive to staff... the children have remarkable learning experience and display very high levels of concentration.”

Nursery owner Amanda Griffiths said: “It’s very rare to be awarded such a high accolade and I couldn’t be prouder of the nursery manager and the whole team. Our children are the most important part of everything and always come first, an ethos which I believe has helped to create this outstanding culture at the nursery.”