Observe in line with current frameworks: an individual child, a group of children, indoor provision, outdoor provision

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: 4 Be able to carry out observations in own setting in line with current frameworks
Assessment criteria: 4.1 Observe in line with current frameworks: an individual child, a group of children, indoor provision, outdoor provision

• For this assessment criterion, you will be required to perform several observations in line with current frameworks
• Each observation should focus on a specific area
• You should use a range of observation methods that have been explored here
• An individual child (e.g. observe the child’s physical development, record as a free description and assess if it is line with their expected stage of development)
• A group of children (e.g. create a sociogram to get a picture of the social relationships within the setting)
• Indoor provision (e.g. use a child tracker to see which areas of the setting children are most interested in and which areas are often left negected)
• Outdoor provision (e.g. use an event sample to see how often the sandpit is used by children)