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Report RE: planning and assessment in childcare settings-can anyone help
Original Post
RE: planning and assessment in childcare settings-can anyone help - 04-04-08 21:46
by: Rose
The EYFS suggests that we observe, analyse and plan from what we have seen, mostly through child initiated play, so maybe they are preparing for that, rather than planning a focused activity that may or may not be fitted to each child. A lot of activities I've seen carried out are for the NN to tick a stepping stone to say its been covered rather than to say the child has achived the relevent skills to do it independently.
Most observations can be carried out without the need for a member of staff to sit with pencil and paper at the ready. A lot of what we observe comes from day to day events, and doesnt always need to be written down. Its in our heads, we know our children, how they prefer to learn what they are interested in and we plan for that. Maybe your collegues are good at remembering the important stuff.