Inspector
Jayne Godden
Active in published reports from Oct 2015 to Apr 2026.
Inspections
68
As lead
63
93% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
2
Early years 59 · Other 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years4 graded by Jayne
Jayne
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 11% | -11 |
| Good | 75% | 76% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 25% | 7% | +18 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Early years2 graded by Jayne
JayneNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 55 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jayne Godden's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 32% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −4
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 5%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 88%Progress & outcomes 82%Teaching & assessment 81%Safeguarding 72%Staff development 69%Communication & language 56%Behaviour 50%Leadership & governance 49%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes21
Behaviour, attitudes and routines1
Children's welfare and wellbeing1
Curriculum and teaching1
Early years26
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management51
Outcomes29
Personal development21
Personal development, behaviour and welfare30
Quality of education21
Teaching, learning and assessment30
All inspections (68)
- Ashbourne Day Nurseries At Swanbourne29 Apr 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Buckinghamshire· positive tone· Sarah Holley, Hayley Marshall-Gowen, Jayne GoddenlowestExpected
- Met
- The Barn Preschool9 Dec 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Good
- ABC Nursery14 Aug 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Oxfordshire· mixed tone· Sherrie Nyss, Jayne GoddenRequires improvement
- Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd6 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· very positive tone· Cathy Greenwood, Jayne GoddenGood
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Woodpeckers at Brune Park Holiday Playscheme18 Feb 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Hampshire· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenMet
- Bradwell Pre-school11 Feb 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Milton Keynes· mostly positive tone· Jayne GoddenRequires improvement
- Cherryharbour Nursery6 Feb 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Noah's Ark Pre-School22 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Copythorne Pre-School14 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Portsmouth19 Nov 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Portsmouth· very positive tone· Jayne Godden, Teresa NewmanGood
- Micheldever and Stratton Preschool14 Nov 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Inadequate
- Andy Pandy Pre-School18 Sept 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- St Francis Pre-School9 Sept 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Southampton· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
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- Met
- Bright Horizons Chilworth Day Nursery and Preschool5 Jul 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Good
- Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool25 Jun 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Bright Horizons Eastleigh Day Nursery and Preschool30 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· very critical tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Lily Pad In The Park22 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Good
- Met
- Report
- Seahawk Under Fives23 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· critical tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth14 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Portsmouth· positive tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Banana Moon Day Nursery Beenham1 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· West Berkshire· mixed tone· Jayne GoddenReport
- Bright Horizons St Mary's Day Nursery and Preschool19 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Jayne Godden, Lisa ParkerReport
- Not met
- Good
- Basingstoke College of Technology12 Apr 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenOutstanding
- Eaton Mill Nursery26 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Not met
- Inadequate
- Good
- Loveders Nursery School5 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· West Sussex· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenOutstanding
- Good
- Pine Rivers Kindergarten Ltd13 Dec 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Reading· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Busy Lizzie's Ltd6 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· West Sussex· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Good
- The Gillingham Nursery7 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Medway· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Requires improvement
- DanDeLions20 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hampshire· positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Good
- Carisbrook Clever Cloggs Day Care Ltd27 May 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Freshwater Early Years Centre29 Apr 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Gurnard Pre-School18 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenGood
- Good
- Niton Pre-school21 Jan 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenOutstanding
- Blackberry Lane Pre-School6 Nov 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Jayne GoddenOutstanding
- Outstanding
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