Inspector
Shelley O'Brien
Active in published reports from Oct 2011 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
202
As lead
202
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Early years 186 · Other 16
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years39 graded by Shelley
Shelley
National
| Outstanding | 13% | 11% | +2 |
| Good | 79% | 76% | +4 |
| Requires improvement | 8% | 7% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Early years13 graded by Shelley
ShelleyNational
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 168 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Shelley O'Brien's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 59% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −0
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 1%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 87%Teaching & assessment 72%Safeguarding 72%Progress & outcomes 71%Communication & language 64%Behaviour 60%Records & policies 50%Wellbeing & mental health 34%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes47
Early years77
Leadership and management142
Outcomes93
Personal development47
Personal development, behaviour and welfare95
Quality of education47
Teaching, learning and assessment95
All inspections (202)
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- Met
- Met
- Met
- Requires improvement
- Good
- The Nest Childcare14 Feb 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienMet
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Lynwood Day Nursery11 Oct 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Knowsley· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
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- Met
- Bambinos28 Jun 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bury· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Boarshaw Private Day Nursery7 Jun 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Rochdale· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienOutstanding
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Not met
- Met
- Good
- Not met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Met
- Old Moat Childcare27 Nov 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Paintpots Nursery20 May 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Manchester· positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Starfish Day Nursery9 Apr 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Oldham· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Kingy's After School Club15 Feb 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Trafford· positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Good
- Met
- Apple Blossom Kindergarten29 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Cavendish Out of School Club Limited3 Jan 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Manchester· positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Good
- Met
- Met
- Good
- Delph Out Of School Care30 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Oldham· positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Met
- St Catherine's Wrap Around Care23 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Met
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Met
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Not met
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Super Camps at William Hulme's Grammar School18 Aug 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Met
- Good
- Outstanding
- Raglan Road Pre-school Playgroup3 Jul 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Trafford· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Happy Kids Nursery & Preschool23 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Trafford· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienOutstanding
- Good
- Met
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Not met
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Kare 4 Kids Ltd3 May 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Bolton· mostly positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Brooklands Childcare Ltd22 Apr 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· mostly positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- First Steps Day Nursery9 Nov 2012 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Shelley O'BrienGood
- Report
- Report
- Brooklands Childcare Ltd16 Feb 2012 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· very positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- The Phoenix Centre3 Feb 2012 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Bury· positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
- Report
- Barton Clough Pre-School & OOSC10 Oct 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Trafford· mostly positive tone· Shelley O'BrienReport
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