Inspector
Kim Barker
Active in published reports from Jan 2014 to Mar 2019.
Inspections
199
As lead
199
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Early years 183 · Other 16
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 151 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kim Barker's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 11% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −11
- Length
- +12%
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 4%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 88%Parents & families 81%Safeguarding 77%Communication & language 75%Teaching & assessment 69%Staff development 52%Records & policies 50%Behaviour 34%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Early years119
Leadership and management143
Outcomes131
Personal development, behaviour and welfare143
Teaching, learning and assessment143
All inspections (199)
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Woodlings Nursery15 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Brimington Pre-School9 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· critical tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Report
- Newbold Parish Church Pre-School3 Dec 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Good
- St George's Pre-School23 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Met
- Manifold Pre-School15 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Treetops Barlborough6 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Kim BarkerReport
- School Lane Kids Club23 Oct 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· mixed tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Met
- Report
- Good
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- Report
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Rainbows Day Nursery29 Aug 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· mixed tone· Kim BarkerReport
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Crosspool Community Pre-School3 Jul 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Sheffield· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield)5 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- South Bretton Preschool14 May 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Peterborough· very positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Maisie Days Ltd T/A The Nursery17 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Rotherham· very positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- St Peter's Playgroup14 Nov 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Mary's Primary School 4-11 Club4 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Brookfields Day Nursery14 Jul 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Ridgeway Under Fives Pre-School28 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Whittington After School Club22 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Cherubs South Normanton16 May 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Stretton Pre School15 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Stepping Stones (Grange) Ltd3 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Earlyworld Nursery6 Feb 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- BRANCH1 Feb 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Kim BarkerMet
- Little Acorns Day Nursery27 Jan 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Highwood Day Nursery22 Nov 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Teagues Bridge Pre-School13 Oct 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Kim BarkerInadequate
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Howley Grange Kindergarten8 Aug 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Dudley· very positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Aqueduct After Hours11 May 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Met
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Tower View Out of School Club9 Mar 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Little Buds Private Day Care Nursery17 Feb 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Kids Aloud at Meir Heath Primary School27 Jan 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Little Impressions Day Nursery9 Dec 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Tom Thumb Nursery (Abbots Bromley) Ltd28 May 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Maxi-Mums Kids Club11 Nov 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Uttoxeter Pre-School9 Jul 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- Good
- Little People Nursery28 Apr 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
- BRANCH22 Apr 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Sandwell· very positive tone· Kim BarkerMet
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Curdworth Pre School7 Jan 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Warwickshire· positive tone· Kim BarkerGood
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