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Understand the observation, assessment and planning cycle

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‘Explaining the Observation, Assessment and Planning cycle’ on the Birth to 5 matters website

Observation of children is a fundamental professional skill, used in everyday practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which enables us to fully understand how a child develops, learns and progresses.

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‘Development Matters: Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage' by the Department for Education. Click to read this guidance, paying close attention to the 'observation checkpoints'.
This article from Kinderly gives ’10 top tips on observation and planning’.

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