Inspector
Dawn Larkin
Active in published reports from Oct 2013 to Jul 2018.
Inspections
72
As lead
72
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Early years 72
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 40 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Dawn Larkin's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 84% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +5
- Length
- −6%
- Next steps
- 3.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 90%Progress & outcomes 85%Teaching & assessment 71%Safeguarding 68%Staff development 61%Communication & language 58%Records & policies 50%Behaviour 43%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Early years46
Leadership and management36
Outcomes32
Personal development, behaviour and welfare36
Teaching, learning and assessment36
All inspections (72)
- Good
- Met
- Met
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Tia Ana's Nursery Ltd8 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lambeth· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Bluebells Nursery School17 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Wandsworth· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- The Little Red Hen Nursery School16 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Wandsworth· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Wollaton Park Preschool14 Dec 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottingham· mostly positive tone· Dawn LarkinInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Whitworth Kids Club16 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Good
- Little Friends25 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
Show all 72 inspections
- Requires improvement
- Good
- The Oak Treehouse26 Oct 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Inadequate
- Good
- Cherubs Children's Centre Wynndale22 Aug 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Good
- Met
- Daisy Chain Children's Nursery8 Apr 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Gotham Pre-School Playgroup17 Sept 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Walesby School Nursery and Afterschool Club15 Jul 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Bright Bees Nursery11 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicester· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Footsteps Nursery5 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicestershire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Trinity Nursery23 Mar 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- The Honey Pot Private Day Nursery (Burton Joyce) Ltd12 Mar 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Little Friends9 Mar 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Langar Nursery2 Mar 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Mountford House Nursery Ltd16 Feb 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottingham· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Children 1st @ Plum Tree4 Feb 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Sherwood Childcare Berry Hill9 Dec 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Nottinghamshire· mixed tone· Dawn LarkinInadequate
- Kindred Lowdham12 Nov 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Met
- Met
- Jesters Childcare Ltd25 Jul 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Good
- Kids Planet Whetstone3 Jul 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicestershire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Sparkle Daycare17 Jun 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn LarkinRequires improvement
- Good
- Active Minds12 May 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn LarkinRequires improvement
- Kiddy Winks Pre-School24 Apr 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Nottingham· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham Daybrook15 Apr 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Nightingale Nursery Castle Donington2 Apr 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicestershire· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Little Peepul Day Nursery6 Jan 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicester· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
- Mulberry Bush Day Nursery2 Dec 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leicester· positive tone· Dawn LarkinRequires improvement
- Broadbottom Pre-school Playgroup10 Oct 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Tameside· positive tone· Dawn LarkinGood
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