Assessment for Learning and Development.

Date of
Name: Mike

birth:

xx/xx/11

Room: Purple

Educator:

Lauren

Observations

Date 04/09/2015

Recommendations

Identity: Child has a strong sense of identity

Mike initiates interactions and conversations

Educators will continue to support Mikes

with trusted educators. He confidently explores

interactions with his peers, guiding sharing

and engages with social and physical

behaviours with peers outside of his friendship

environments through relationships and play.

group.

Mike is happy to initiate and join in play.

Mike is beginning to initiate negotiating and
sharing behaviours, this is evident when he is
able to trade what he is holding with something

Educators will continue to work with Mike to

develop appropriate reactions to situations he
feels are not in his favour.

his friend has.

Educators will support Mike to understand that
he can Express a wide range of emotions,
thoughts and views constructively.

Community: Child is connected with and contributes to their world

Mike is beginning to cooperate with others and

Educators will continue to develop Mikes

negotiate roles and relationships in play

understanding of responsibility and care for his

episodes and group experiences.

environment, packing up after he has finished

playing somewhere being the focus at the

Mike is still developing an understanding of

respect for the environment, he is packing up

moment.

to the room when asked and helping

Educators will endeavour to work with Mike

educators to water the plants and look after

supporting him to understand he has the ability

the stick insect.

to contribute to democratic decision-making

about matters that affect him.

Wellbeing: Child a has a strong sense of wellbeing

Social & Emotional: Mike shares humour,

Social & Emotional: Educators will support Mike

happiness and satisfaction, he enjoys moments

to remain accessible to others at times of

of solitude. Mike also seeks out and accepts

distress, confusion and frustration. We have

new challenges, makes new discoveries, and

been doing this by offering Mike choices about

celebrates his own efforts and achievement.

situations. This can be very challenging at times

We have also notices that Mike is increasingly

for Mike, so educators ensure they are always

cooperating and working collaboratively with

close by to help Mike through times of

others.

frustration. Through this educators are hoping

to develop Mikes increasing capacity to
understand, self regulate and manage his

Physical: Mike demonstrates awareness and

orient himself, moving around and through his

emotions in ways that reflect the feelings and

needs of others

environments confidently and safely.

Mike is able to use his fine motor skills for
drawing and painting and has really enjoyed
using scissors of late.

Physical: Educators have been working on

Mikes gross motor development, encouraging
him to use the pedals on the bikes outside.

Learning: Children are confident and involved learners

Mike is always a curious and enthusiastic

Educators will encourage Ewan to use

participant in his learning; he expresses

reflective thinking to consider why things

wonder and interest in his environment. Mike is

happen make connection between

also beginning experience the benefits and

experiences and concepts by scaffolding his

pleasures of shared learning exploration. he

learning and asking open-ended questions.

uses trial and error to guide his attempts at

Focusing on actions and reactions with Mike,

logical thinking, which he demonstrates on a

when there is an action what will be the

daily basis while in care.

response?

Communication: Children are effective communicators

Mike is very confident in using his verbal

Educators will support Mike in choosing peers

language skills to interact with educators and

it is appropriate to sit with the group at group

peers.

times to so that he is able to engage with

He always communicates his ideas clearly in

stories and songs as he really does enjoy

play situations. Mike is able to use language

them when he is not being distracted.

to describe the attributes of objects including

size, colour and shape.

Assessment for Learning and Development.

Name: Mike

Date of birth: xx/xx/2011

Date:

Room: Purple

Educator:

Observations
Identity: Child has a strong sense of identity

Lauren

Recommendations

01/04/2015

Mike has a strong sense of belonging and feels

Educators will aim to support Mike to develop

safe secure and supported in the Purple room.

trusting relationships with his peers. They will

Mike is always happy to say goodbye to his

also support the development of self-regulation

parents knowing that they will return at the end

of his actions and emotions. This will be

of the day. Mike has a good understanding of

achieved though re-direction and positive

the Purple rooms routine, which makes

reinforcement.

transitions quite smooth. Mike is very confident

and will happily ask his educators for
assistance when required. He has the ability to
persist when faced with a difficult task. Mike
recognises his own achievements and
celebrates these with his educators.

Community: Child is connected with and contributes to their world

Mike feels comfortable within the Purple room

Mike will be encouraged to recognise fair and

community. He enjoys engaging with members

unfair behaviour. He will also be supported in

from the wider childcare community including

developing the ability to read the behaviours

educators and children from other rooms. Mike

of others and respond appropriately.

investigates and explores new ideas through

his play. Mike enjoys participating in the
program provided making choices about where
he wants to play throughout the day (inside or
outside).
Wellbeing: Child a has a strong sense of wellbeing
Social & Emotional: Mike demonstrates trust

Social & Emotional: Educators will continue to

and confidence with familiar educators. Mike

encourage and support Mike to use appropriate

enjoys moments of solitude where he engages

actions and language when resolving conflict

in play alone. Mike is able to make choices,

through discussions, redirection and positive

accept challenges and take considered risks

reinforcement.

during play demonstrating his strong sense of

Physical: Educators will support Mike in

wellbeing.

developing the skills required to use scissors.

Physical: Mike indicates to educators when he

is hot, hungry of thirsty for example. He
understands that it is necessary for him to wash
his hands before and after mealtimes and after
toileting. Mike often used his gross motor skills
during outdoor play. Similarly he is able to use
his fine motor skills during experiences such as
drawing, painting and lego construction.

Learning: Children are confident and involved learners

Mike has demonstrated that he has

Educators will encourage Mike to use reflective

dispositions for learning such as curiosity,

thinking to consider why things happen and to

confidence, commitment, enthusiasm and

make connections between experiences and

imagination. Mike expresses wonder and

concepts by scaffolding his learning and asking

interest in his environment and uses play to

open-ended questions.

further explore this. Mike applies a range of

thinking strategies within his play to solve
problems.
Communication: Children are effective communicators
Mike is confident in using his verbal language

Educators will support Mike in developing an

skills to interact with educators and peers. He

understanding of the links between oral, written

always communicates his ideas clearly. Mike is

and visual representations through reading and

able to use language to describe the attributes

talking about stories.

of objects including size, colour and shape.

Mike usually enjoys group times by listening to
stories and singing songs however, he
occasionally becomes distracted. Mike uses a
lot of language when engaging in dramatic play
to create roles and take on characters. He
expresses himself through some creative arts
experiences such as painting and dancing.