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Progress Reports in Child Care

Progress Reports in Child Care. Why Progress Reports?. Support communication with parents Help with program planning Support transitions to new programs / classrooms. At enrollment…. Gather information from parents about child’s interests, skills and development.

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Progress Reports in Child Care

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  1. Progress Reports in Child Care

  2. Why Progress Reports? • Support communication with parents • Help with program planning • Support transitions to new programs / classrooms

  3. At enrollment… • Gather information from parents about child’s interests, skills and development

  4. What’s involved in progress reports?Observation! • Ongoing, daily • Planned, scheduled

  5. Observe Across Activities and Domains • Cognitive • Social / emotional • Language • Fine and gross motor • Life skills

  6. What’s involved in progress reports?Documentation! • Daily, weekly or every other week • Over time (at least 3 months)

  7. To document progress, use: • Anecdotal Notes • Portfolios • Checklists

  8. To use anecdotal notes: Briefly describe: • Who is involved? • What are they doing? • How high? • How fast? • How loud? • How colorful? • Child or teacher initiated?

  9. Make anecdotal notes: • Immediately following observation • Objective – no opinions

  10. To Use Portfolios: • Collect work samples • Photos • Sound /video recordings

  11. Using Portfolios • Label everything with name, date, domain or reason for inclusion.

  12. Using Checklists: • Do not compare children • Do not use for screening or diagnosis

  13. To Use Checklists: • Use research-based instruments (like High-Scope, Work Sampling, Creative Curriculum, or Ages & Stages) OR…

  14. To Use Checklists: • Use a program-tailored checklist that covers all developmental domains

  15. What comes next?Step 1: • Consider what you have seen… • Changes • Growth • Strengths • Challenges

  16. What comes next?Step 2: • Consider how you can help… • support emerging skills • challenge new development • encourage individual interests • New activities? New materials? New resources?

  17. What comes next?Step 3: • Plan how to share information: • Be positive • Write thoughtfully • Be kind

  18. Step 3 (continued): • Plan how to share information: • summarize • avoid jargon • show progress • allow time for discussion

  19. What comes next?Step 4: • Share information with parents and develop a plan to support the child and encourage development.

  20. What comes next?Step 5: • Document your conversation / correspondence with parents and your plans for the child. • Keep a copy with the progress report in the child’s file.

  21. What comes next?Step 6: • Implement your plans. • New materials? • New uses? • New activities? • New space?

  22. And then… Get ready to start all over again!

  23. For additional information, see: • Progress Report Resource Packet at www.eec.state.ma.us,which includes information about: • how progress reports help educators learn about each child, plan activities to meet the child’s needs, and partner with parents; • how portfolios can be used to document children’s progress; • how to create progress reports for school age children;   • positive ways to share information with parents about their children;    • why observing developmental milestones is important;       • internet resources for more information on commonly used assessment tools; • templates for sample progress report forms.     • EEC’s Professional Development Calendar for information about training opportunities, at http://www.eec.state.ma.us/ProfessionalDevelopment/WebFindTraining.aspx

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