Inspector
Natalie Herbert
Active in published reports from May 2022 to Apr 2026.
Inspections
32
As lead
30
94% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Early years 32
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years28 graded by Natalie
Natalie
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 11% | +3 |
| Good | 71% | 76% | -4 |
| Requires improvement | 7% | 7% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 7% | 7% | +0 |
Early years2 graded by Natalie
NatalieNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 30 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Natalie Herbert's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 77% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +3
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 2.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 4%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 94%Safeguarding 88%Communication & language 84%Teaching & assessment 69%Progress & outcomes 66%Behaviour 63%Reading & phonics 56%Curriculum 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes28
Behaviour, attitudes and routines2
Children's welfare and wellbeing2
Curriculum and teaching2
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management28
Personal development28
Quality of education28
All inspections (32)
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Good
- Rainbows Day Care and Gateway to FMA21 May 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Worcestershire· positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Teddy Bear Corner7 Mar 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Natalie Herbert, Katherine WilsonInadequate
- The Purple Playhouse27 Feb 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Natalie HerbertOutstanding
- Met
- Little Willows Pre-School Warwickshire CIO23 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Little Nutkins @ St Thomas16 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Coventry· very positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Buzy Bee - An LEYC Nursery12 Dec 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Coventry· positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Good
- Good
- Elms Day Nursery14 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Christine Ward, Natalie HerbertGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- The Little Ripley Day Nursery12 Sept 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Birmingham· positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Bidford Bright Stars Nursery16 Jul 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· positive tone· Katherine Wilson, Natalie HerbertRequires improvement
- Twinkle Twinkle Stars4 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
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- Kids Planet George Eliot28 Feb 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Good
- The Learning Nursery28 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Worcestershire· very critical tone· Natalie Herbert, Josephine HeathInadequate
- Outstanding
- Westhill Corner Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare28 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Coventry· very positive tone· Natalie HerbertGood
- Hinckley Road Nursery13 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Coventry· very positive tone· Natalie HerbertOutstanding
- Seedling Nursery5 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Natalie Herbert, Josephine HeathOutstanding
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