Early childhood assessment

A couple of weeks ago I reported how, in discussions with the DfE, it had emerged that schools are required to publish their curriculum online for Reception classes as well as statutory-age classes…

As Early Childhood Educators would agree, observing and documenting children’s learning and development makes up a large part of the job. Too much paper work and documentation is one complain…

There can be some confusion about the difference between screening and assessment in early childhood settings. This infographic helps illustrate key characteristics for each type of tool.

Preschool assessment is the process of evaluating the learning progress of preschoolers aged 3-5 years. Through this, their strengths and weaknesses are

This template can be used to give an overview of a child's progress in a half-yearly or yearly report. The Summative Assessment template brings togeth...

Three ways to make a teacher's life easier when it comes to assessments in the preschool classroom! #preschoolinspirations #ece #preschool #teachingpreschool

Preschool assessments are a great way to record a child's progress throughout the school year. Last year, we had an cream party on the last day of preschool and I wanted to use an assessment that went along with our ice cream theme. Below is the assessment we used, you will also see a beginning of the year assessment with the same theme that has different wording. We had a lot of fun with this theme and will be using it about for this coming school year. Beginning of school year preschool…

An insight into Early Childhood Education and Special Education