Assessment is carried out on a continuous basis by:

• discussion with parents
• informal and formal observations
• gathering evidence of children’s achievements in the form of notes, photographs, examples of children’s work and sometimes by video
• discussion at staff planning meetings.

Assessment is used for:

• sharing information with parents
• in planning for individual children and groups
• compiling evidence about each child’s progress
• compiling a Transition Report for each child to be given to parents and to go with the child when they move to another room or to Primary.