NURSERIES, preschools and childminders joined the clamour for Ofsted reform today after a new poll revealed that most staff find inspections too stressful.

A whopping 1,586 out of just over 1,700 workers surveyed by the Early Years Alliance said that visits by England’s education inspectorate are “sometimes” or “often” a source of stress.

The charity demanded a review of Ofsted’s four one-word grades, which range from “outstanding” to “inadequate.”