Inspector
Julie Meredith-Jenkins
Active in published reports from Apr 2015 to Dec 2025.
Inspections
340
As lead
335
99% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
2
Early years 308 · Other 32
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years6 graded by Julie
Julie
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 11% | -11 |
| Good | 67% | 76% | -9 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 7% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 33% | 7% | +26 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 290 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Julie Meredith-Jenkins's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −12
- Length
- +9%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 5%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 91%Progress & outcomes 87%Teaching & assessment 74%Staff development 66%Communication & language 57%Records & policies 49%Behaviour 42%Safeguarding 39%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes34
Behaviour, attitudes and routines1
Children's welfare and wellbeing1
Curriculum and teaching1
Early years191
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management283
Outcomes242
Personal development34
Personal development, behaviour and welfare249
Quality of education34
Teaching, learning and assessment249
All inspections (340)
- lowestNeeds attention
- Chestnut Playgroup9 May 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Emily Woodhead, Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Cambridge Day Nursery10 Oct 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Cambridgeshire· very critical tone· Gail Warnes, Julie Meredith-JenkinsInadequate
- Good
- Little Step Day Care28 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bedford· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Lilie Pad Day Nursery18 Nov 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· critical tone· Daniella Adams, Julie Meredith-JenkinsInadequate
- Childerwood Nursery12 Oct 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Brandon Preschool10 Sept 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· very critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsInadequate
- The Oaks Nursery31 Aug 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Humpty Dumpty's Kindergarden25 Aug 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Inadequate
- House Of Fun Nursery3 Aug 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Dawn Pointer, Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Cheeky Smiles Ltd29 Jul 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- School's Out12 Jul 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsMet
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Little Sprouts13 May 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Norfolk11 Mar 2020 ·Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Cheeky Smiles Ltd14 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsInadequate
- Good
- Good
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- Little Sprouts3 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Twinkle Tots22 Nov 2019 ·Early years· King's Lynn and West Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Sprowston Nursery Playgroup8 Nov 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Sunbeams Educare Limited4 Nov 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- St Michael's Family Centre29 Oct 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsOutstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Phoenix Montessori Nursery (West Norfolk) Ltd27 Sept 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- House Of Fun Nursery28 Aug 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Dawn Pointer, Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery Ltd20 Aug 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Once upon a time Nursery School8 Aug 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Teenie Iceni's Day Nursery30 Jul 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Pebbles Pre-School & Day Care4 Jun 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- The Rainbow Centre (Marham)24 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-Jenkins, Marie WalkerReport
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Outstanding
- Acorn Preschool3 Apr 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Little Tractors27 Mar 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Outstanding
- Polka Day Care1 Mar 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Acorns Preschool Roughton11 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Inadequate
- Victoria Pre School21 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Feltwell Playgroup10 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport19 Dec 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Tiddlywinks Nursery17 Dec 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Reepham Nursery School11 Dec 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Report
- Good
- Little Tractors27 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Celtic Rose Center17 Oct 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Report
- Stanton Pre-School11 Oct 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bury St Edmunds24 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· critical tone· Julie Meredith-Jenkins, Lindsey CullumReport
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Spring - RAF Honington5 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Rainbow Childrens Nursery29 Aug 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Bouncing Beans Children's Nursery31 Jul 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsReport
- Good
- Tom Thumb Nursery: Reffley11 Jul 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Met
- Martlesham Preschool18 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Chapelbreak Pre-School5 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Fakenham Children's Day Care1 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsOutstanding
- Good
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Meridian21 May 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Duxford Preschool14 May 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Rosehill Playgroup19 Apr 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Kiddi Caru Nursery27 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Met
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Olivers Lodge - Colchester23 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Essex· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Acle Pre-School31 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Clarence House Cambridge22 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Cambridgeshire· critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsInadequate
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Bright Horizons Bury St Edmunds Day Nursery and Preschool5 Dec 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Carleton Rode Preschool20 Nov 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsInadequate
- Swanton Abbott Pre-School16 Nov 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Requires improvement
- So School's Out Easton9 Nov 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Met
- Outstanding
- Stepping Stones Pre-School11 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Not met
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Seedlings Day Nursery22 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Cleverclogs3 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Fair View Kindergarten31 Jul 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Thurlton Pre School6 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Costessey Pre School25 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-School21 Apr 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Thorpe17 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Peapod Pre-School6 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Suffield Park Nursery1 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Polka Day Care22 Feb 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Mulberry Bush Day Nursery20 Feb 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Conkers10 Feb 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Soul Nursery23 Jan 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Once upon a time Nursery School9 Jan 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Cringleford Crackerjacks Pre-School14 Dec 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsOutstanding
- Good
- Eaton Elephants Playgroup9 Dec 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Mulberry Bush Day Nursery at St Edmunds31 Oct 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Treetots Playgroup18 Oct 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Fair View Kindergarten10 Oct 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· critical tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Puddleducks Pre-School Mulbarton23 Sept 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Buxton Pre-School Playgroup13 Sept 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Krazy Dayz Nursery Ltd Oak Tree Farm22 Aug 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Wenhaston Acorns Pre-School13 Jun 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Met
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Not met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Hilldale Breakfast And After School Club16 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Cobholm and Lichfield Childcare Centre2 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Humpty Dumpty Pre-School24 Feb 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Not met
- Good
- Met
- Nacton & Bucklesham Under 5s4 Feb 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Syderstone Happy Faces Playgroup11 Jan 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Outstanding
- Merryfields Playschool26 Nov 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- The Swan Nursery School3 Nov 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Good
- Town Tots Pre School21 Oct 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Good
- Hingham Playgroup14 Sept 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· mixed tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Hellesdon Community Pre-School18 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Norfolk· very positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsOutstanding
- Beehive Day Nursery13 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· positive tone· Julie Meredith-JenkinsGood
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
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