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Assessment Policy

Children will be assessed regularly starting between the ages of 2 and three when teachers will review their progress, and provide parents with a short written summary of their child’s development in the prime areas.

 

  • communication and language
  • physical development
  • personal, social and emotional development

 

This progress check must identify the child’s strengths, and any areas where the child’s progress is less than expected. Assessment are done on a regular basis up until the child reaches 5 years culminating in the summative assessment of attainment of the early learning goals (ELGs)

 

 

What we assess.

  • Development of comprehension and spoken language
  • Gross and fine motor abilities
  • Social behaviour and how the handle change or conflicts
  • Their level of literacy
  • Their aptitude to numbers in various contexts
  • A child’s general understanding of their world
  • expressive arts and design

 

 

How do we assess children

  • Through indiviual and group observations
  • By referring to a portfolio of work throughout the year that displays the child’s strengths and capabilities chronologically
  • Through tallking and inquiring into what they know (not testing)

 

What do we do with the assessments

  • Share the findings with parents and / or carers
  • Use information to provide for the needs of the child
  • Share pedgogical comments to see how attributes can be developed further.