Inspector
Laura Paternoster
Active in published reports from Apr 2025 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
40
As lead
40
100% of visits
Last 12 months
23
Remits
1
Early years 40
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years17 graded by Laura
Laura
National
| Outstanding | 35% | 11% | +24 |
| Good | 65% | 76% | -11 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 7% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 17 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Laura Paternoster's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 90% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +7
- Length
- −6%
- Next steps
- 0.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Behaviour 90%Communication & language 90%Parents & families 88%Progress & outcomes 83%Wellbeing & mental health 75%SEND & inclusion 73%Curriculum 48%Safeguarding 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement23
Behaviour and attitudes17
Behaviour, attitudes and routines23
Children's welfare and wellbeing23
Curriculum and teaching23
Inclusion23
Leadership and governance23
Leadership and management17
Personal development17
Quality of education17
All inspections (40)
- lowestUrgent improvement
- lowestExpected
- Old Newton Under Fives CIO25 Jun 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestStrong
- Friars Centre Playgroup15 Jun 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Southend on Sea· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestExpected
- Heathlands Community Preschool And Out Of School Club9 Jun 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Suffolk· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestStrong
- lowestStrong
- lowestExpected
- Beaches Pre-School19 May 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestExpected
- Nanny Jenny's Preschool6 May 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestNeeds attention
- Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Cheshunt29 Apr 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestNeeds attention
- lowestStrong
- Doodle Do Day Nursery9 Apr 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestStrong
- Munchkins Nursery and Pre-School19 Mar 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestStrong
- Walton Pre-School27 Feb 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestStrong
- lowestStrong
- Willow Garden Day Nursery (WGDN)12 Feb 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Thurrock· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterlowestStrong
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- Chafford Hundred Preschool Playgroup9 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Thurrock· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterGood
- Good
- Wigwams Nursery30 Apr 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· very positive tone· Laura PaternosterOutstanding
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Usually inspects alone.
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