Assessment Templates
Now that you have set-up your assessment framework, you can create assessment templates for different age groups. Access three pre-built templates compatible with your assessment terms, that’ll help you get started with the creation process.
Assessment templates are pre-designed frameworks that guide childcare teachers in observing, documenting, and evaluating children’s developmental progress. These templates are tailored to specific criteria such as age group, classroom, or program type and include key developmental areas with clearly defined milestones.
Key Features of Assessment Templates
Customizable Categories:
Templates can be categorized by Age Group, Classroom/Room, or Program.
Example: Infants (0–12 months), Toddlers (1–3 years), Preschool (3–5 years).
Developmental Areas:
Templates focus on Physical Development, Social and Emotional Skills, Language Development, and Cognitive Skills.
Example Milestones:
Physical Development: Crawling, Walking, Holding Objects.
Social Skills: Sharing toys, Responding to name.
Language Skills: Babbling, Speaking simple sentences.
Milestone Tracking:
Teachers record progress against defined milestones for each child.
Example: A child might progress from grasping objects to stacking blocks, highlighting fine motor skills improvement.
Real-Time Updates:
Digital assessment templates allow for ongoing updates and instant sharing with parents.
Why Should Childcares Create Assessment Templates:
Creating assessment templates offers childcare providers a structured and efficient way to monitor child development. Pre-designed templates save time by eliminating the need to create evaluation frameworks from scratch, allowing teachers to focus more on teaching and nurturing. These templates provide a clear structure that ensures no critical aspect of a child's development is overlooked during assessments. By standardizing the evaluation process, they foster consistency across programs, ensuring all children are assessed using the same criteria. Tracking progress against developmental milestones helps teachers identify each child's strengths and areas for improvement, enabling personalized lesson plans to support individual growth. Additionally, many childcare programs must comply with state or national developmental guidelines, and assessment templates help align evaluations with these important benchmarks.
Let’s look at an example of a three-term assessment plan designed specifically for a childcare program.
Assessments | Total |
Development Areas | 6 |
Sub Development Areas | 30 |
Milestones | 60 |
| Age Band [1-2 Years] | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
Development Areas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sub Development Areas | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Milestones | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Creation of Assessment Template
Navigate to Student Assessment on the left panel and click on Assessment Builder from the drop down
Go to Assessment Template > click on “+ Create Assessment Template”
Enter the template name, select the age band and development area
Save the template for future use
