Finding suitable solutions to monitor development, track learning against relevant frameworks and share progress regularly with families can be a challenge for many providers.
❓ How much or how little information is required?
❓ How often should records be written up?
❓ Are paper or digital methods best?
Whether you are a childminder working alone or a manager of a busy nursery with a number of staff members a ‘one method fits all’ approach is unlikely to be appropriate across your setting.
Our NEW HOT TOPIC – Logging Learning – YOUR Way! considers various approaches and links to further resources to help you find the best solutions for YOUR setting!
Find our most Popular Solutions including:
The MindingKids App
A digital tool designed to assist professional childcare providers manage and record daily events, observe and track learning and development progress…AND securely share Activity Reports with Parents, keeping them informed of their child’s day, activities, special moments, and learning and development progress.
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SUPPORTS: ✔ EYFS ✔ Realising the Ambition ✔ Curriculum for Excellence ✔ SHANARRI ✔ Curriculum for Wales
Learning Journals
Create comprehensive Learning Journals for every child in your care. Observe, record and share information about children’s learning and development progress, then plan next steps to encourage and promote learning.
⭐NOW UPDATED for Welsh providers to cover The five developmental pathways of the Curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings and the Curriculum for Wales – Areas of learning and experience.
Individual Planning & Progress Summaries
Plan Next Steps & Record Progress on just one (double-sided) A4 sheet!
⭐NOW UPDATED for Welsh providers to include versions for The five developmental pathways of the Curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings and the Curriculum for Wales – Areas of learning and experience.
Development Rainbows
A simple and attractive solution for tracking children’s development. Use these colourful rainbow charts to monitor and record development milestones and achievements.