Inspector
Christine Armstrong
Active in published reports from Nov 2010 to Feb 2020.
Inspections
197
As lead
195
99% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Early years 169 · Other 28
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 126 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Christine Armstrong's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 91% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +9
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 92%Progress & outcomes 82%Safeguarding 79%Teaching & assessment 72%Communication & language 52%Staff development 48%Records & policies 32%Maths 32%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes7
Early years104
Leadership and management112
Outcomes88
Personal development7
Personal development, behaviour and welfare105
Quality of education7
Teaching, learning and assessment105
All inspections (197)
- Little Ladybirds Private Pre-School And Nursery18 Feb 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Isle of Wight· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Not met
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Santos Day Nurseries25 Oct 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· mixed tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Khadra Daycare1 Oct 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· mixed tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Good
- Report
- Prime Time 3 Day Nursery17 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Requires improvement
- Al-Madina Nursery - Sparkhill8 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Met
- Bright Swans Day Nursery12 Apr 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Requires improvement
- Barrow Village Pre-School3 Apr 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Shropshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Seesaws Merridale21 Mar 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Hamd House Nursery - Sparkhill12 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Kamaljit Jandu, Christine ArmstrongReport
- The Wendy House Day Nursery15 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Johanna Holt, Christine ArmstrongReport
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Report
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- Happy Days29 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Warwickshire· very critical tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Good
- Cygnets Preschool23 Apr 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Meaford Day Nursery12 Apr 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- St Paul's Playgroup29 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bexley· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Outstanding
- Tiddlywinks Kiddies Nursery22 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- St Mary's Playgroup27 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Hazeldene Pre-School20 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Bexley· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Good
- Baddeley Green Pre-School13 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Farlea Childcare (Gorsemoor)11 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- The Glebe Pre School6 Dec 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Leek Westwood Preschool15 Nov 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Fun Start Childcare30 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Good
- Twyford Tots Nursery12 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Shropshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Inadequate
- Rhymes Nursery (Dudley)26 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Beeches Park Children's Day Nursery19 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Voyage @ Flash Ley12 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Little Oaks Day Nursery5 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wolverhampton· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Tiny Toez @ Biddulph3 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Elmhurst House Day Nursery17 Jul 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Tutbury Preschool27 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Kids Planet Bromley22 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Wiggles and Giggles Limited31 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Happy Times Care Club4 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Puddle-Ducks Pre-School20 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Little Owl Childcare Limited11 Jan 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Not met
- Met
- Inadequate
- Nishkam Nursery Wolverhampton13 May 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wolverhampton· critical tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Good
- Not met
- Extra Time Club25 Apr 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongOutstanding
- Stretton After School Club21 Apr 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- First Steps Oldbury30 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Sandwell· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Met
- ACES ASC - Springvale Primary School23 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Wolverhampton· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Minee Monkeys15 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Not met
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Met
- Inadequate
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Burntwood16 Feb 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Jack and Jill's Pre-School10 Feb 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Gordon Day Care Nursery Ltd14 Jan 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Stoke-on-Trent· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Smiz Kids 51125 Sept 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Met
- Heath Hayes Early Learners1 Jun 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Good
- Jelly Totz Nursery14 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- The Rainbow Day Nursery23 Jan 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Dosthill Park Pre-School Playgroup16 Jan 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Bright Lights Day Care2 Dec 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Rainbow Day Nursery21 Oct 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Orchard Early Years27 Aug 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Shropshire· critical tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Not met
- Good
- Happy Rainbows Nursery20 May 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Little Potters Childcare Services28 Feb 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Good
- Humpty Dumpty Day Nursery and Pre-School -Lichfield30 Jan 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Bright Horizons Springfields Day Nursery and Preschool12 Sept 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongOutstanding
- Unicorn Day Nursery15 Aug 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Little Academy Nursery8 Jul 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· mixed tone· Christine ArmstrongInadequate
- Good
- St. Peter's Pre-School, Stafford9 Apr 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- The Hooty Club19 Nov 2012 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongRequires improvement
- Good
- Report
- Report
- Knightlow Childrens Partnership Ltd9 Jan 2012 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Market Bosworth Day Nursery13 Dec 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicestershire· mostly positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Report
- Report
- East Leake Pre-School Playgroup15 Jun 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- The Cottage Private Day Nursery26 May 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derby· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- ABC12316 May 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Report
- Bright Horizons Southam Day Nursery and Preschool9 May 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields)21 Mar 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Report
- Report
- Caldecote Day Nursery3 Mar 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· mixed tone· Christine ArmstrongReport
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Report
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