Inspector
Rebecca Lihou
Active in published reports from May 2022 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
37
As lead
35
95% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Early years 37
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years34 graded by Rebecca
Rebecca
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 11% | -11 |
| Good | 71% | 76% | -5 |
| Requires improvement | 12% | 7% | +5 |
| Inadequate | 18% | 7% | +11 |
Early years1 graded by Rebecca
RebeccaNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 35 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Rebecca Lihou's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 71% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- −7%
- Next steps
- 2.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 81%Communication & language 81%Safeguarding 81%Progress & outcomes 70%Behaviour 70%Curriculum 68%Reading & phonics 68%Leadership & governance 59%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes34
Behaviour, attitudes and routines2
Children's welfare and wellbeing2
Curriculum and teaching2
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management34
Personal development34
Quality of education34
All inspections (37)
- lowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Riverside Nursery8 Jul 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bath and North East Somerset· mostly positive tone· Rebecca LihouRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Winterslow Pre-School12 Feb 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wiltshire· very positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Urchfont Pre-school CIO4 Feb 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wiltshire· positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Little Rainbows Pre-School CIC17 Dec 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· South Gloucestershire· critical tone· Rebecca LihouInadequate
- Good
- Snapdragons Nursery Horfield28 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Bristol· positive tone· Rebecca Lihou, Rachael WilliamsGood
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Christchurch Pre-School11 Oct 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Harcourt Preschool Co-Op25 Sept 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Bristol· very positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Inadequate
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- Annabel's Nursery30 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· critical tone· Rebecca LihouInadequate
- Little Scribblers Day Nursery14 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Ultimate Activity Camps at Prior Park College11 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Bath and North East Somerset· mixed tone· Rebecca LihouNot met
- Inadequate
- Mama Bear's Day Nursery5 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· South Gloucestershire· critical tone· Rachael Williams, Rebecca LihouInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Little Explorers28 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Mosterton Preschool21 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Dorset· very positive tone· Rebecca LihouGood
- Church Lane Pre-School18 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· North Somerset· positive tone· Rebecca LihouRequires improvement
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