Magical Tree Nurseries

On-going formative assessment is at the heart of effective early years practice. As practitioners we observe children as they play, interact and engage through the daily activities and planned group times. Through these observations we can then assess the children through the Early Years Foundation Stage areas of learning to identify where the child may be in their developmental pathway. The EYFS then also requires practitioners to review children's progress and share a summary with parents at two points, between the ages of 24 and 36 months and at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

After assessment practitioners then move on to planning, in which we consider ways to support the children in order to strengthen and deepen their learning and development. Where appropriate practitioners use the developmental statements to identify possible areas in which to challenge and extend the child's current learning and development.