EYFS Service Evaluation
Evaluate ALL aspects of your childcare service under each of the Early years inspection handbook grade descriptors!
The perfect support tool for self-evaluation and preparing for inspection! Easily EDIT and adapt the completed example to suit YOUR setting and circumstances.
NOTE: This resource will assist with carrying out a thorough analasis of your service in relation to thethe Early years inspection handbook grade descriptors. For a more flexible / simplified approach to self-evaluation, refer to our Self-Evaluation & Improvement Plan (ENGLAND).
Whilst this resource has been written from a childminder’s perspective (with or without assistants) it may be easily adapted for use in larger childcare settings.
Evaluate ALL aspects of your childcare service under each of the Early years inspection handbook grade descriptors!
The perfect support tool for self-evaluation and preparing for inspection!
Ofsted’s Early years inspection handbook sets out what inspectors expect to see in high-quality care and learning and the evaluation schedule used in order to make final grade judgements.
This service evaluation resource works through each of the key judgements, step by step, to assist with thoroughly evaluating every aspect of your service.
Consider each of the ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ grade descriptors alongside your current practice and note down ideas for improvements to put into action.
⭐Easily edit and adapt the completed example to suit YOUR setting and circumstances.
Includes ALL of the following:
Completed EDITABLE EXAMPLE
Work through the word document to add to, edit or adapt the example to suit your service and circumstances.
Please Note: The editable example is an EXAMPLE and should be used only as guidance to help you with ideas for each section. You will need to conduct your own evaluation which is unique to your setting and circumstances.
The above images demonstrate how the completed example is set out. The completed example contains 34 pages of information.
Blank Service Evaluation Forms
Versions provided for use with or without staff / assistants. Use the organised form format to complete your own evaluation under each of the key judgement headings and grade descriptors.
The blank evaluation form contains sections for key judgements: Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development and Leadership and Management alongside their associated ‘good’ and ‘outstanding grade descriptors.
EYFS Service Evaluation CHECKLIST
A checklist to help summarise the principles of each key judgement with helpful prompts to ensure you have considered every aspect AND links to further support resources to assist with improvements in each area.
The checklist contains sections for key judgements: Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development and Leadership and Management alongside their associated ‘good’ grade descriptors plus and links to further MindingKids support resources.
The checklist is supplied as a PDF and is not editable.
EYFS Service Evaluation Cover
Attach this attractive cover to your completed evaluation form and keep in a safe place. Perfect for refreshing your memory prior to an inspection and as demonstration of your self-evaluation procedures.
This comprehensive SELF-EVALUATION Resource will help you to consider the quality of your provision and plan for improvements under each of the Early years inspection handbook Key Judgements:
🔑Key Judgement: Quality of Education –
❔The EYFS Curriculum / Curriculum Flexibility / Cultural Capital
🔑Key Judgement: Behaviour and Attitudes
❔Characteristics of effective learning / Behaviour / Attitudes to learning
🔑Key Judgement: Personal Development
❔Promoting children’s all-round development
🔑Key Judgement: Leadership and Management
❔Effectiveness of leadership and management
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The completed EDITABLE EXAMPLE and Blank Service Evaluation Forms are provided as Microsoft Word documents and are entirely editable.
Work through the documents to edit or add information as required for your setting and circumstances.
Please Note: The editable example is an EXAMPLE and should be used only as guidance to help you with ideas for each section. You will need to conduct your own evaluation which is unique to your setting and circumstances.
The EYFS Service Evaluation CHECKLIST and cover are provided as PDF Forms.
It is possible to digitally tick the checklist boxes and to add your setting name and details into the designated fields on the forms. The documents themselves are not editable.
NOTE: This resource will assist with carrying out a thorough analasis of your service in relation to thethe Early years inspection handbook grade descriptors. For a more flexible / simplified approach to self-evaluation, refer to our Self-Evaluation & Improvement Plan (ENGLAND).
