Inspector
Katie Rudge
Active in published reports from Oct 2022 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
128
As lead
124
97% of visits
Last 12 months
10
Remits
1
Early years 128
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years111 graded by Katie
Katie
National
| Outstanding | 5% | 11% | -6 |
| Good | 72% | 76% | -3 |
| Requires improvement | 7% | 7% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 15% | 7% | +8 |
Early years7 graded by Katie
KatieNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 118 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Katie Rudge's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 74% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 2.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 4%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 88%Parents & families 84%Safeguarding 77%Progress & outcomes 66%Behaviour 62%Communication & language 60%Leadership & governance 60%Staff development 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement10
Behaviour and attitudes111
Behaviour, attitudes and routines10
Children's welfare and wellbeing10
Curriculum and teaching10
Inclusion10
Leadership and governance10
Leadership and management111
Personal development111
Quality of education111
All inspections (128)
- Banana Moon Day Nursery9 Jul 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Katie Rudge, Sue BradfordlowestExpected
- The Old Station Nursery - Moseley19 Jun 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgelowestStrong
- Little Swanswell Nursery9 Jun 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Coventry· very positive tone· Katie Rudge, Katherine WilsonlowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- lowestNeeds attention
- Tick Tock Day Nursery5 Mar 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· positive tone· Katie Rudge, Suzanne TaylorlowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- Zahra Childcare Centre21 Jan 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Katie RudgelowestNeeds attention
- lowestStrong
- lowestExpected
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- The Old School House Day Nursery2 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· critical tone· Katie Rudge, Amanda TompkinInadequate
- Good
- Little Cherubs Solihull20 May 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Chessgrove Park Day Nursery Limited8 May 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Katie Rudge, Tracey BolandOutstanding
- Inadequate
- Good
- Happy Hours Day Nursery27 Mar 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very critical tone· Katie RudgeInadequate
- Requires improvement
- Laugh N Learn Day Nursery6 Feb 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Katie RudgeRequires improvement
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- Good
- Al-Madina Nursery - Saltley15 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- The Natural Childcare Company - Shirley20 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Solihull· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Isra Daycare12 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Purple Stars Day Nursery24 Oct 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wolverhampton· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Met
- St Bartholomew's Pre-School8 Oct 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- The Wonder Years Day Nursery Limited1 Oct 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Met
- Good
- Tender Troops Day Nursery and Children Hub10 Sept 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Mini Moos At Churchfields Day Nursery Operated By Blooming Imaginations LTD20 Aug 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Katie RudgeOutstanding
- Bright Swans Day Nursery13 Aug 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Tick Tock Day Nursery4 Jul 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Katie Rudge, Tracey BolandRequires improvement
- Isra Daycare27 Jun 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· very critical tone· Katie Rudge, Trisha TurneyInadequate
- Bright Horizons Solihull Day Nursery And Preschool25 Jun 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Solihull· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Redditch YMCA Pre-School and Nursery13 Jun 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Katie RudgeInadequate
- The Cradle Nursery6 Jun 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Katie RudgeRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Albert Bear Limited15 May 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Happy Hours Day Nursery @ Biddulph9 May 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Met
- Fireflies Nursery25 Apr 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Earlswood Early Years10 Apr 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· critical tone· Katie RudgeInadequate
- Met
- Good
- Inadequate
- Tick Tock Day Nursery18 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· critical tone· Katie Rudge, Trisha TurneyInadequate
- Lets Play Nursery14 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Kangaroo Pouch Day Nursery20 Feb 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Walsall· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Kids Planet Apley6 Feb 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Telford and Wrekin· critical tone· Lisa Bennett, Katie RudgeInadequate
- Tiny Steps Community Nursery22 Jan 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Twinkling Toddlers10 Jan 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Brambles Day Nursery18 Dec 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- The Wendy House Day Nursery11 Dec 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Katie Rudge, Trisha TurneyGood
- Little Learners Day Nursery24 Nov 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Little Folks Nursery & Out of School Club16 Nov 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery9 Nov 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Walsall· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Woodland Nursery24 Oct 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Little Folks Day Nursery & Out Of School Clubs10 Oct 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Seesaw Nursery Ltd8 Sept 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· critical tone· Katie RudgeInadequate
- Little Hands Daycare Stourbridge5 Sept 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very positive tone· Katie RudgeOutstanding
- Treetops Dudley17 Aug 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very positive tone· Katie RudgeOutstanding
- Tipton Toddlers Day Nursery31 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- The Orange Tree Day Nursery@ Stoke26 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Stoke-on-Trent· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Welland Pre-school20 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Spring - RAF Cosford27 Jun 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Shropshire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Kings Meadow Nursery21 Jun 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Banana Moon Day Nursery Baddesley Ensor9 Jun 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Louise Chinyuku, Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Toto Day Nursery Ltd T/a Kids Place2 Jun 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- The Willows Day Nursery26 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Unicorn Day Nursery16 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sandwell· critical tone· Katie RudgeInadequate
- Requires improvement
- Busy Bees Uttoxeter9 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· critical tone· Katie RudgeInadequate
- Good
- Tick Tock25 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Shropshire· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Inadequate
- Tender Years Day Nursery14 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Solihull· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, St Edwards4 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Met
- Smiley Faces (registration until: 01 Sep 2023)22 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Inadequate
- St Pauls Nursery, Malvern Street7 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Good
- Tower Hill Nursery9 Feb 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Play Box Nursery31 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Wren Day Nursery11 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Amanda Tompkin, Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Little Memories19 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeOutstanding
- YMCA Shirley Day Nursery14 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Solihull· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Good
- Zahra Childcare Centre5 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
- Victoria House Out of School Club24 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Katie RudgeMet
- Good
- Good
- The Little Ripley Day Nursery12 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· positive tone· Katie RudgeGood
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