Inspector
Vickie Halliwell
Active in published reports from Nov 2010 to May 2026.
Inspections
186
As lead
186
100% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
2
Early years 167 · Other 19
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years53 graded by Vickie
Vickie
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 11% | -11 |
| Good | 74% | 76% | -2 |
| Requires improvement | 4% | 7% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 23% | 7% | +16 |
Early years12 graded by Vickie
VickieNational
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 148 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Vickie Halliwell's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 81% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +10%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 6%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Safeguarding 87%Parents & families 85%Teaching & assessment 73%Staff development 69%Progress & outcomes 68%Behaviour 51%Communication & language 50%Records & policies 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes62
Behaviour, attitudes and routines3
Children's welfare and wellbeing3
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years44
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management128
Outcomes51
Personal development62
Personal development, behaviour and welfare66
Quality of education62
Teaching, learning and assessment66
All inspections (186)
- Kidz Place Afterschool - Sudley School6 May 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Liverpool· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwelllowestStrong
- lowestStrong
- lowestExpected
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Zahra Day Nursery12 Dec 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bolton· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Play Pals Nursery12 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Heaton Preschool Nursery13 Jun 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bolton· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Inadequate
- Good
- Met
- Inadequate
- Good
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- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Westhoughton Kids Club13 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bolton· mixed tone· Vickie HalliwellInadequate
- Good
- Not met
- Good
- Littleways Day Nursery2 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Manchester· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- The Star Centre Choices17 Jul 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Knowsley· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellMet
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Not met
- Partou Curiosity Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School8 Jun 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sefton· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Whosh26 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Manchester· mixed tone· Vickie HalliwellNot met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Sunbeams Atherton26 Apr 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Not met
- Inadequate
- Good
- Little Acorns Before & After School Club15 Mar 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Salford· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellMet
- Good
- Good
- Yewlands Day Nursery15 Feb 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Not met
- Not met
- Not met
- Not met
- Inadequate
- Good
- Stepping Stones Nursery8 Nov 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- The New Westmere Day Nursery31 Jan 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Blackpool· mostly positive tone· Vickie HalliwellRequires improvement
- Good
- Stand Preschool10 Oct 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Bury· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Inadequate
- Met
- Good
- Ducklings Limited19 Jun 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Rochdale· critical tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- Inadequate
- Report
- Report
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- The Wendy House Nursery14 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· critical tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- The Wendy House Nursery14 Sept 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· critical tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- Good
- Good
- St Josephs Pre School Nursery29 Jun 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Rochdale· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Little Explorers Pre School17 Apr 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Salford· mostly positive tone· Vickie HalliwellRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Partou Little Acorns Day Nursery & Pre-School19 Mar 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Kids Planet Hazelhurst6 Feb 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Salford· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Abc at Ince Children's Centre30 Jan 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Wigan· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Woodhouses Out Of School Club19 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Oldham· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Requires improvement
- Crackerjax6 Jun 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Wigan· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- L A Kiddicare15 Mar 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bury· critical tone· Vickie HalliwellRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Met
- Good
- Met
- Little Explorers Nursery17 Jan 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Salford· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Met
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Not met
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monton Village School Ltd3 Jul 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Salford· critical tone· Vickie HalliwellInadequate
- Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd8 May 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Requires improvement
- Acorn Grove Nursery6 Feb 2014 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Manchester· mixed tone· Vickie HalliwellRequires improvement
- Evergreen Childrens Day Nursery20 Nov 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Salford· mostly positive tone· Vickie HalliwellRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Brooklands Childcare Ltd16 Apr 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Altrincham10 Apr 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Trafford· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Shining Stars22 Jan 2013 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bolton· mixed tone· Vickie HalliwellInadequate
- Report
- Little Angels Day Nursery25 Jun 2012 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Cool Stars21 Nov 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Wigan· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- Report
- Report
- Cherry Tree Day Nursery LTD13 Oct 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Calderdale· positive tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- The Red House Nursery16 Jun 2011 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bolton· very positive tone· Vickie HalliwellReport
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Report
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