Inspector
Jennifer Dove
Active in published reports from Apr 2018 to May 2026.
Inspections
206
As lead
204
99% of visits
Last 12 months
7
Remits
2
Early years 171 · Other 35
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years51 graded by Jennifer
Jennifer
National
| Outstanding | 12% | 11% | +1 |
| Good | 49% | 76% | -27 |
| Requires improvement | 2% | 7% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 37% | 7% | +30 |
Early years13 graded by Jennifer
JenniferNational
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 164 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jennifer Dove's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 67% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +11%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Safeguarding 90%Parents & families 87%Teaching & assessment 74%Staff development 73%Health & safety 67%Progress & outcomes 65%Records & policies 53%Reading & phonics 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement5
Behaviour and attitudes76
Behaviour, attitudes and routines5
Children's welfare and wellbeing5
Curriculum and teaching5
Early years48
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management135
Outcomes57
Personal development76
Personal development, behaviour and welfare59
Quality of education76
Teaching, learning and assessment59
All inspections (206)
- Little Wonders Bradford (M)6 May 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· critical tone· Jennifer DovelowestNeeds attention
- lowestUrgent improvement
- Inspection
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- lowestUrgent improvement
- Inspection
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Lady Lane Nursery18 Mar 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Inadequate
- Good
- Granby House Nursery30 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Rotherham· positive tone· Jane Tucker, Jennifer DoveGood
- St Lukes Nursery23 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Ossett Childcare & Pre-School Limited17 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wakefield· positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Pavilion Pre-School Playgroup28 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Inadequate
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- Wyke Community and Children's Centre Limited13 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Town Street Playgroup9 Feb 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Leeds· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveOutstanding
- Met
- Met
- Good
- Outstanding
- Shelf Preschool and Out of School Club7 Feb 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Calderdale· critical tone· Jennifer DoveNot met
- Inadequate
- Kids Come First14 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Nuffy Day Nursery - Cottingley2 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Tiger Club22 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Kirklees· mixed tone· Jennifer DoveNot met
- Good
- Good
- Minibugs Ovenden21 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Calderdale· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Inadequate
- Met
- Kidz Day Nursery Ltd15 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Met
- Report
- Outstanding
- Met
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Stepping Stones Kids Club11 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· North Yorkshire· mixed tone· Jennifer DoveNot met
- Huddersfield Community Nursery (Al-Nasiha)29 Apr 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Kirklees· very critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Inadequate
- Butterflies Day Nursery1 Apr 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Little Foot Day Nursery23 Mar 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Calderdale· positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Inadequate
- Kids Come First4 Mar 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Huddersfield Community Nursery (Al-Nasiha)3 Feb 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Kirklees· very critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Trinity Children's Centre12 Jan 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Ripponden Pre-School10 Dec 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Calderdale· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Westways After School Club2 Nov 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Sheffield· mixed tone· Jennifer DoveNot met
- Met
- Report
- Eversleigh Day Nursery18 Oct 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· very critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Good
- Seeds to Stars Day Care Nursery1 Oct 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sheffield· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Jakeeto Out of School Club30 Sept 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Leeds· positive tone· Jennifer DoveMet
- Met
- Good
- Hade Edge Out Of School Club15 Sept 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Kirklees· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveMet
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- St Joseph's After School Club28 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Bradford· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveMet
- Good
- St Andrew's Pre-School24 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Calderdale· positive tone· Jennifer DoveRequires improvement
- Met
- Met
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Ossett Childcare & Pre-School Limited23 Oct 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wakefield· positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Little Stars11 Oct 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wakefield· critical tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Kiddi-Creche Private Day Nursery (The School House)30 Sept 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Jennifer DoveRequires improvement
- Good
- Met
- Not met
- MadHatters Pre School Nursery29 Aug 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Kids Planet Halton14 Jun 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leeds· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Acorns In Harrogate13 Jun 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Escrick Pre-School Playgroup24 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- First Steps Nursery22 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Little Miracles Day Nursery7 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Report
- Inadequate
- Met
- Met
- Report
- Good
- Children's Place Spring Cottage16 Apr 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Report
- The Clubhouse2 Apr 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Wakefield· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Inadequate
- Report
- Good
- Report
- Inadequate
- Good
- Little Wellies Day Nursery28 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Scarecrows Holiday Club22 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Bradford· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Children's Place Daisy Hill12 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Horton Green Day Nursery8 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Children's Corner Childcare LLP (Granary Wharf)19 Dec 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leeds· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Report
- Report
- Children's Corner Childcare LLP (GSAL)14 Dec 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Leeds· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Not met
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Report
- Met
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Good
- Little Ducklings Creche26 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bradford· critical tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Little Owls Nursery Bramley12 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Leeds· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Almond House Nursery21 Aug 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kirklees· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveReport
- Outstanding
- St Peter's Childrens Centre13 Jul 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North East Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Jennifer DoveInadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Apple Tree Day Nursery Ltd28 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- St Aidans Pre-School22 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Kingston upon Hull· very positive tone· Jennifer DoveGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
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