Inspector
Jody Taylor
Active in published reports from Apr 2022 to May 2025.
Inspections
31
As lead
30
97% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Early years 31
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years26 graded by Jody
Jody
National
| Outstanding | 12% | 11% | +1 |
| Good | 85% | 76% | +9 |
| Requires improvement | 4% | 7% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Early years5 graded by Jody
JodyNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 31 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jody Taylor's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 90% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +6
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 2.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Safeguarding 97%Parents & families 90%Communication & language 84%Progress & outcomes 84%Staff development 61%Behaviour 61%Teaching & assessment 61%Reading & phonics 45%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes26
Leadership and management26
Personal development26
Quality of education26
All inspections (31)
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Bedford Road Preschool21 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jody TaylorGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery30 Apr 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Jody TaylorGood
- Oscar Club28 Feb 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Jody TaylorGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Puddleducks Nursery & Pre-School25 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bedford· very positive tone· Jody TaylorOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Toad Hall Nursery Watford10 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Kelly Eyre, Jody TaylorGood
- Camp Beaumont - Watford Grammar School for Boys11 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jody TaylorMet
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Multi-Active The Hub20 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Jody TaylorMet
- Good
- Little Lanes8 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jody TaylorMet
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- Downside Pre-School10 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Luton· very positive tone· Jody TaylorOutstanding
- Stondon Stompers Pre-school6 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Jody TaylorOutstanding
- Fingerprints Pre-School23 Jun 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jody TaylorRequires improvement
- University of Cambridge Holiday Playscheme30 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Jody TaylorMet
- Good
- Kind Hearts Preschool - St Georges20 Apr 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· positive tone· Jody TaylorGood
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