Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 3.14: Use observation, assessment and planning to promote the development of children
Learning outcome: 1 Understand the role of observation when working with children
Assessment criteria: 1.1 Explain how observations are used: to plan for individual children’s needs, for early intervention, to review the environment, during transition, when working in partnership
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- Planning for individual children’s needs – observation helps to identify a child’s likes, dislikes, interests and stage of development. This information can then be used to plan learning opportunities that will support the child’s next stage of development and be in line with their interests
- Early intervention – observation and assessment can help to identify areas of a child’s development where they may have additional needs
- Transitions – observations may be shared (with parental consent) with the practitioners/teachers in a new setting so that the child’s needs can be met appropriately
- Working in partnership – similarly, observations about a child may be shared with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists etc to ensure that children receive the correct support. Practitioners should also work in partnership with parents, carers and colleagues.
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