EYFS Assessment
Assessment is “the ways in which, in our everyday practice, we observe children’s learning, strive to understand it, and then put our understanding to good use.” Mary Jane Drummond - Assessing Children’s Learning 1993.
Assessment plays an important part in helping parents, carers, and practitioners to recognise children’s progress, understand their needs, and to plan activities and support.
The EYFS statutory framework states that assessment should not involve long breaks from interaction with children or require excessive paperwork. When assessing whether an individual child is at the expected level of development, practitioners should draw on their knowledge of the child and their own expert professional judgement. Practitioners are not required to prove this through collection of any physical evidence.
Ongoing assessment
This is an integral part of the learning and development process. It involves practitioners understanding children’s interests and what they know and can do and then shaping teaching and learning experiences for each child reflecting that knowledge.
Progress check at age two
The EYFS statutory framework states that when a child is aged between two and three, practitioners must review their progress and provide parents and/or carers with a short-written summary of their child’s development in the prime areas.
Its purpose is to support the ongoing development and learning of the child, identify any emerging concerns or needs and any other professionals that may need to be involved to support the child and family.
The requirements of the Progress check at age two are outlined within paragraphs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 within Section 2 – Assessment of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework
There is guidance available to provide support for early years educators when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
You may wish to use this template to complete your Progress check at age two. Please note: although completion of the ‘Progress check at age 2’ is a statutory requirement, this template is an example, and alternative formats may be used.
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