Overview:

At the top of the Progress & Assessment Scales section is advice relating to the fact that any "Next Step" notes that are added will appear within each individual Child's Individual Learning Plan notes.

In addition there is a link to a help manual on exactly how to Add dates and notes to this section of the system.

And below this every child on the system is listed along with their first and last names, the room they are assigned to and a direct link to each area of their Progress and Assessment Scales.

Overall Statistics:

At the top of every section of the Progress and Assessment Scales is the Child's overall Statistics displayed in an easy to understand format, displaying the total number of Development Matters, the number they have completed and the % complete.

Change Area of Learning:

Every area of Learning of the EYFS is covered which includes: CD, CLL, KUW, PD, PSED and PSRN, this screenshot shows one area of learning detailing the total number of Development Matters, the number and % completed and if any alerts exist within this area.

Changing Areas of Learning and from Progress to Assessment Scales is a simple click of an image.

Child not started / Back Date:

Development Matters:

Every area of the EYFS has Development Matters that should be monitored and their progress for each one recorded by the carer, this screenshot shows one Aspect from CD - Creative Development, this Aspect lists every Development Matter, the recommended Development age that the Child should have achieved this Development Matter, an alert section where an alert icon will appear if this Development Matter has not been completed and the Child has passed the recommended development age and an area for the carer to add the date the Child achieved that area.

Placing your mouse over the information icon provides you with examples off each section.

An achievement date for each Development Matter can be added along with progress notes and progress photographs.

Adding Achievement Dates:

Adding achievement dates to the Progress section is a simple process of clicking within the date box where a calendar appears, select the date to add to the system and the date is instantly added, in addition, the name of the admin who added the date is also added to the system and displayed within the section.

In addition when a date is added to an area within the Progress section, the same date is added at the same time to the relevant section within the Assessment Scales, thus saving the admin having to enter the date twice within the Assessment Scales and the Progress section.

Assessment Scales:

This is a screenshot taken from the Assessment Scales: KUW - Knowledge and Understanding of the World area, date entry and information works the same way as the Progress sections.

In addition when a date is added to an area within the Assessment Scales, the same date is added at the same time to the relevant section within the Progress, thus saving the admin having to enter the date twice within the Assessment Scales and the Progress section.

Add Evidence and Progress Notes:

Within the Progress section, Evidence and Progression notes for each child can be added, these notes are used to provide evidence that you are working towards their Developments Goals or a child has achieved the Development Matter and what they did to achieve it.

At the bottom of each Progress section you can add a note to appear below the relevant Development Matter.

It is always good to show evidence and progression for each Development Matter, if a child is still working towards a particular Development Matter, add notes on their Progress, ie: Baby tried to take a few steps today but didn't quite make it, just a few days and she will be walking confidently.

Once a child has completed a Development Matter there is no requirement to continue adding Progress notes to this Development Matter, work with them to achieve new Development Matters and keep adding their Progress along the way.

Select Photograph:

Photo within a Development Matter:

Within every Progress Area of Learning, you can upload an unlimited number of Evidence and Progression photographs for each child, these photographs are used to provide evidence that you are working towards their Development Matters or they have achieved them.

In addition, you or the child whose Progress you are updating can add an Audio recording of up to 1 minute onto each Photograph, when you or the parents view the Progress online they can see the photographs and also playback an Audio recording with the photograph, more information regarding these Audio recordings can be seen by following this link.

To upload a photograph you click on the + sign on the Development Matter row in the Focus Area you want this photograph to be associated with, in the screenshots examples we selected the Development Matter: Begins to make believe by pretending. This was located within CD - Creative Development and was in the Focus Area: Developing Imagination and Imaginative Play.

On the new window that appears you select the photograph you want to upload and add a title and description, then click on the upload photograph.

Now in the Development Matter row you just uploaded this photograph to, a picture icon appears, clicking on this will open a lightbox effect allowing you to view the photograph plus any others that have been uploaded to this Development Matter, you can also leave additional comments to this photograph.

In addition, every photograph that has ever been uploaded to each child's Progress will appear within a main Progress photo gallery in Development Area category order.

Enter the Progress Note:

Select Development Matter:

Whilst completing a child's Progress you will uncover some "Next Steps" that you would like to work with the Child, rather than writing these down or losing them on a Post It note, you can add them directly from the Progress section, simply enter the Next Step in the note section at the bottom of the page and link this Next Step with a Development Matter, as soon as you save the note it will appear within their Individual Learning Plan notes section so that you can assign these notes to a plan for the week so you can work with the child on her Next Steps.

Once the child has completed the Next Step, you don't need to come back to the progress section and add the date in the Development Matter it is linked with because the system will automatically add the date for you as soon as you mark the Next Step note as completed by the child.