Hi does this help start things for you -
example child development plan
A plan can include
- Child's name, date of birth or age
- Who if anyone has a dedicated professional responsibility to support the child and family.
- What interests you witness the child exploring.
- What information parents, carers and the child provides to support a plan.
- Why a plan is needed, what it hopes to achieve for the child & family.
- Activity ideas and experiences that would engage & extend interest
- Resources that involves
- Location - if indoors, outdoors, home, setting, childminders
- Role and responsibilities for practitioners involved with the activity that the child engages with.
- When the plan will be reviewed
- How long the plan stays in operation, before being reviewed, adapted or modified.
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Focussing on strengths from hands on Scotland
Excellent international reading from USA's PennState's Better kid care.psu.edu
Exploring developmentally appropriate practice
Applying developmentally appropriate practice
Professional confidence
For general interest there is also a
creative / physical activity planning sheet here which helps examine focussed activities
Example or sample forms - adapt for physical activity, personal, social & emotional, communication & language ..
Observation sheets
Tracking children's movements - adapt to reflect your setting's layout
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