Inspector
Stef Montgomery
Active in published reports from Jul 2022 to Oct 2023.
Inspections
39
As lead
39
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Early years 39
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years33 graded by Stef
Stef
National
| Outstanding | 6% | 11% | -5 |
| Good | 70% | 76% | -6 |
| Requires improvement | 12% | 7% | +6 |
| Inadequate | 12% | 7% | +5 |
Early years6 graded by Stef
StefNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 39 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Stef Montgomery's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −15
- Length
- +9%
- Next steps
- 3.2
- per report
- Hedged
- 4%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 97%Communication & language 90%Safeguarding 85%Reading & phonics 69%Staff development 67%Behaviour 49%Teaching & assessment 36%Progress & outcomes 31%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes33
Leadership and management33
Personal development33
Quality of education33
All inspections (39)
- Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited17 Oct 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Sheering Village Preschool CIC29 Sept 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· critical tone· Stef MontgomeryInadequate
- Mega Camps Chelmsford26 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Essex· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryMet
- Puddleducks Pre-School (Colchester) Ltd12 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· critical tone· Stef MontgomeryInadequate
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Westmill Nursery10 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Good
- Good
- Camp Beaumont - Queenswood6 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryMet
- Good
- Mucky Pups Pre-School13 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryRequires improvement
- Kiddi Caru Nursery9 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Tiddlywinks Playgroup1 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Havering· mixed tone· Stef MontgomeryInadequate
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Woodland Barn Day Nursery11 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Rascals Day Nursery4 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Kids Kingdom Daycare19 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Southend on Sea· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryRequires improvement
- Good
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- Twizzle Tops Day Nursery12 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Cherry Pips Day Nursery30 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· mostly positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Headstart Day and Afterschool Care21 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Thurrock· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Crocus Early Years Centre15 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Good
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Stanway2 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Chestnut Grove Kindergarten25 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Essex· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Met
- Doddinghurst Community Pre-school7 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· critical tone· Stef MontgomeryInadequate
- The Centre Pre-School12 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Essex· positive tone· Stef MontgomeryGood
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