Top IT success for Wombourne seven-year-old Hannah

The youngster, from South Staffordshire, has just received a certificate for passing a GCSE equivalent course in IT, which she started when she was five and finished when she was six.

Her proud parents today said she first started using a computer at the age of three.

They added that the OCR IT level one qualification she has achieved was usually taken by people almost 10 years older than her.

Her mother Donna Millington-Day, who runs her own cake shop in Wombourne, said: "From a young age we knew she was gifted.

"In terms of computers, she's really advanced, but also in maths, English and reading she's also far ahead. But even though she's very talented she's a happy little seven-year-old and loves normal girly things like dancing, singing and music."

Hannah attends All Saints Primary School in Trysull and lives in Stourbridge Road, Wombourne with her parents Donna and Myles, as well as two-year-old brother Ted.

"She quite often gets him on the computer and shows him how to use it, like a teacher," said Mrs Millington-Day.

"We're very proud of what she's achieved but we just love her to bits anyway."

And when it comes to the future and what she wants to do with her talents, Hannah is not rushing into anything. I asked her the other day what she wanted to do when she grows up," said Mrs Millington-Day.

"She looked at me and said 'I'm only seven mum, I'm keeping my options open.'"

Hannah is also a regular little helper at her mother's shop the Fairytale Cake Company shop in School Road, which specialises in wedding cakes, and is popular with the customers.

Mrs Millington-Day hit the newspaper headlines herself earlier this year when she created a stunning 6ft-high wedding dress cake.

The idea was inspired by Hannah, who was going through an album of her mother's wedding photos and suggested she recreate her bridal dress as a cake.