Describe reasons for tracking children’s progress

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 3.8: Understand how to plan to meet the needs of the developing child
Learning outcome: 2 Understand how to plan to meet the needs of children
Assessment criteria: 2.7 Describe reasons for tracking children’s progress

• Tracking a child’s progress involves making regular observations of a child and recording them
• Tracking a child’s progress is important because it provides a record/history of a child’s learning and development during their time in the setting
• Progress records be used to plan for the child’s next steps of development
• They may also be used to identify any additional needs that a child may have and facilitate early interventions