Inspector
Dawn Barlow
Active in published reports from Oct 2013 to Nov 2024.
Inspections
48
As lead
48
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Early years 43 · Other 5
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years5 graded by Dawn
Dawn
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 11% | -11 |
| Good | 80% | 76% | +4 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 7% | +13 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 37 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Dawn Barlow's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 57% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- −6%
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 83%Safeguarding 75%Teaching & assessment 75%Progress & outcomes 75%Communication & language 56%Behaviour 54%Staff development 50%Records & policies 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Early years18
Leadership and management31
Outcomes19
Personal development12
Personal development, behaviour and welfare19
Quality of education12
Teaching, learning and assessment19
All inspections (48)
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Little Explorers Nursery, Stoke Golding2 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Good
- Met
- Superstars Mountsorrel10 Aug 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowMet
- Good
- Brimington Pre-School8 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Good
- Good
- Rainbows Playgroup Ltd13 Nov 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn BarlowInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Whitwell Parish Playscheme and Afterschool Club2 Aug 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowReport
- Good
- Grasshopper Club14 Mar 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowReport
- Report
- Toddlers University19 Oct 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· critical tone· Dawn BarlowReport
- Twilight Hours5 Oct 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Dawn BarlowReport
- Smalley Pre-School Playgroup2 May 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Requires improvement
- Holmhirst Pre-School9 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Sheffield· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Good
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- Good
- Birdwell Playgroup26 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Barnsley· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Woodhouse Community Playgroup19 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Sheffield· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Inadequate
- Met
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Tiny Tots Pre School23 Sept 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottinghamshire· mixed tone· Dawn BarlowRequires improvement
- Met
- Papplewick Pre-School27 Apr 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Good
- Good
- The Good Shepherd Pre-School27 Mar 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Preschool 3456 Mar 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Good
- Good
- Matlock Bath Pre-School20 Jun 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- The Community Pre-School3 Mar 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
- Ridgeway Under Fives Pre-School4 Oct 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Dawn BarlowGood
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