Nursery World - Special Report - Digital tools for assessment

Nicole Weinstein finds out how software developers are designing their child development programs to be less of a box-ticking exercise for practitioners

There is There is a new emphasis on professional judgement in the revised EYFS, and this is being reflected in assessment programs

With the launch of the revised EYFS and a great deal of discussion among professionals on how to effectively observe and map children’s development without the use of tick-boxes, 2021 marked a catalyst for change.

Paperwork is now in the process of being pared down, settings have more choice in the way they deliver the EYFS and, slowly but surely, professional judgement is being brought back to the fore.

These developments have undoubtedly created a new opportunity for management software companies to come up with creative, digital solutions that move away from their former style of programs, which tended to link children’s ‘progress’ directly to statements in practice guidance Development Matters.

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