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: 2.3 Explain the role of observation in planning
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- Practitioners should perform regular observations of children, which will involve taking time to watch them during play and activities
- Some observations will be planned and some will be ‘on-the-spot’ as part of the practitioners daily role
- Observations should be recorded
- This can help to assess their current development
- It can also assist with identifying their next steps and planning activities to achieve this
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