Inspector
Isobel Ford
Active in published reports from Apr 2016 to Feb 2018.
Inspections
43
As lead
43
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Early years 43
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 43 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Isobel Ford'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
- 2.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 91%Teaching & assessment 88%Progress & outcomes 81%Safeguarding 77%Communication & language 70%Behaviour 65%Staff development 53%Health & safety 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Early years26
Leadership and management41
Outcomes38
Personal development, behaviour and welfare41
Teaching, learning and assessment41
All inspections (43)
- Good
- Good
- Daisy & Jake Day Nursery21 Nov 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wirral· very positive tone· Isobel FordOutstanding
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Clever Clowns Day Nursery18 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Stockport· very positive tone· Isobel FordGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Wincham Acorns20 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Isobel FordGood
- Good
- Good
- Chelford Village Pre-School4 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Cheshire East· positive tone· Isobel FordRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Mere Nature Kindergarten15 Feb 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Isobel FordOutstanding
- Outstanding
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- Outstanding
- Kiddiecare Day Nursery Limited10 Jan 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Isobel FordGood
- Tommy Thumbs at Cledford14 Dec 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Isobel FordGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Wem Playmates Nursery8 Jul 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Shropshire· positive tone· Isobel FordGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Ipstones Tiny Tots10 May 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Isobel FordGood
- Good
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Usually inspects alone.
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