Inspector
Kate Smith
Active in published reports from Jan 2013 to Mar 2020.
Inspections
118
As lead
118
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Early years 114 · Other 4
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 86 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kate Smith's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 78% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +3
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 97%Parents & families 91%Progress & outcomes 66%Staff development 65%Records & policies 64%Behaviour 60%Wellbeing & mental health 59%Communication & language 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes3
Early years67
Leadership and management74
Outcomes69
Personal development3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare71
Quality of education3
Teaching, learning and assessment71
All inspections (118)
- Requires improvement
- Met
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- Met
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Report
- Report
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Report
- Good
- Not met
- Good
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Show all 118 inspections
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- Heyside Pre-school19 Apr 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Oldham· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Red Robin Pre-School7 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Oldham· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Inadequate
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Kiddi Day Kare22 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Tameside· positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Barton Clough Pre-School & OOSC14 Sept 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Trafford· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Good
- Little Giggles Private Day Nursery And Preschool - Ashton-Under-Lyne21 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Tameside· very positive tone· Kate SmithOutstanding
- Good
- Alphabets Private Day Nursery28 Jul 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Trafford· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Met
- Good
- Train Station Day Nursery23 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bury· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Didsbury Childminding Services9 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Manchester· critical tone· Kate SmithInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Not met
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Not met
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Not met
- Good
- The Rises16 Nov 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Oldham· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- St Andrews Pre-School4 Nov 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Oldham· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- St Anne's Care Club26 Jun 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Oldham· positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- The Best Club (Britannia) Ltd6 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Good
- Not met
- Met
- Good
- Crossacres After School Club30 Jan 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Kate SmithGood
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Beulah Pre-School14 Feb 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Oldham· very critical tone· Kate SmithInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Happitots Day Nursery14 Oct 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bolton· mostly positive tone· Kate SmithRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Elm Cottage Day Nursery16 Jan 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Stockport· very positive tone· Kate SmithOutstanding
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