Development Matters
Ages and Stages Assessment Sheets

Prime areas: Early learning goals summative assessment end of Foundation Stage

• Acrobat pdf, 362kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, early_learning_goals40-60.pdf

Prime areas: Birth – 11 months

• Acrobat pdf, 378kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, development_matters_0-11.pdf

Prime areas: 8 - 20 months

• Acrobat pdf, 380kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, development_matters_8-20.pdf

Prime areas: 16 - 26 months

• Acrobat pdf, 378kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, development_matters_16-26.pdf

Prime areas: 22 - 36 months

• Acrobat pdf, 382kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, development_matters_22-36.pdf

Prime areas: 30 - 50 months

• Acrobat pdf, 385kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, development_matters_30-50.pdf

Prime areas: 40 - 60 months

• Acrobat pdf, 379kb/2 pages, 03/07/2012, development_matters_40-60.pdf

Hertfordshire Progress Toolkit

SITSS have been working with the Early Years Advisors to create a new toolkit within Assessment Manager 7 in Sims, facilitating schools in the tracking of pupil progress across the ‘Ages and Stages’ development statements in the EYFS.

• Assessment - Hertfordshire EYFS Progress Toolkit

EYFS ‘Attainment on Entry’ Data Collection

This voluntary data collection will enable the LA to produce analysis, for those schools returning their data, showing how their pupils’ attainment on entry compares with district and county averages, including analysis of vulnerable groups.  This data analysis will prove vital for schools in being able to accurately describe in their SEF their pupils’ starting points and thereby describe progress made across the Early Years Foundation Stage.

• Acrobat pdf, 763kb/15 pages, 14/02/2013,
  s1313_eyfs_attainment_on_entry_feb2013.pdf updated

• Rpd.def, 86kb, 24/10/2012, eyfs_attainment_on_entry_oct2012_v2.RptDef

Early Years Participation Toolkit 2010

The Early Years Participation toolkit has been produced to support the participation with early years children. Providing guidance and support to practitioners working directly with early years settings.

Purchase hard copy resource or download from the Herts Direct website at:

• Herts Direct: Early Years Participation Toolkit

Contact the teams:

• Assessment Team
• SITSS
• Education and Data Collection Services team

Evaluating Achievement in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) New

Guidance produced jointly by the Assessment and Early Years teams, December 2012.

• Assessment: EYFS: Guidance

ICT Primary Scheme of Work

ICT Primary Scheme of Work includes guidance for ICT within the EYFS and 0verview of key elements (updated and extended).

• ICT Primary Scheme of Work

Buggy Buddies - Now available to Primary Schools for just £45

Buggy Buddies were developed by Hertfordshire County Council to encourage active and healthy lifestyles for young children. The Buggy Buddies are six friendly bugs that can be used by parents and teachers to create fun, outside activities for children to do when they are travelling to and from school and also when they are outside in the garden or at the park.

They have been mentioned positively in the Ofsted reports of several Hertfordshire children's centres. They are an educational resource that children will love and parents and teachers will find useful.

If you have any comments or questions around the Buggy Buddies Scheme please use the following email address: buggy.buddies@hertscc.gov.uk.

Buggy Buddies packs are available to buy online from Hertfordshire Supplies on:

• Herts Direct: Hertfordshire Supplies

Tel: 01707 292300

Further information and printed resources are available to download from the Herts Direct website at:

• Herts Direct: Buggy buddies

Every Child a Talker (ECAT)

Resources

• Word 2003,609kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, ecat_child_progress_monitoring_sheet.doc
• Word 2003, 30kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, ecat_parent_carer_questionnaire.doc
• Word 2003, 35kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, ecat_practitioner_confidence_questionnaire.doc
• Word 2003, 6MB/10 pages, 17/08/2011, ecat_setting_audit.doc
• Word 2003, 28kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, ecat_terms_stages_ages.doc

Observation, Assessment and Planning Resources

• Word 2003, 46kb/2 pages, 17/08/2011, oap_continuous_provision.doc
• Word 2003, 26kb/2 pages, 17/08/2011, oap eyfs_16_commitments_themes.doc
• Word 2003, 26kb/2 pages, 17/08/2011, oap_focus _activity_sheet.doc
• Word 2003, 26kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, oap_learning_journey_template.doc
• Word 2003, 24kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, oap_parents_observation.doc
• Word 2003, 27kb/1 page, 17/08/2011, oap_parents_voice.doc

Early Years Participation Toolkit

This toolkit has been produced to support the participation with
early years children. Providing guidance and support to practitioners working directly with early years settings. The toolkit includes information on research relating to early years participation, simple and easy to use guidance and participation planning and assessment materials.

£40.00

Non HCC £49.99

Participation
Listening to young children is an integral part of understanding what they are feeling and what they need from their early years experience.If young children feel that their views are listened to and taken seriously by adults it can have a positive effect on their confidence and social skills.

This A5 4 page leaflet is an introduction to early years participation.

20 = £10.00
50 = £20.00

100 = £35.00

Creating a Listening Environment
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning. Children have a right to be heard and we have a responsibility to provide an environment that promotes listening.

This A4 6 page leaflet will help you to develop an effective listening environment.

20 = £17.50
50 = £40.00

100 =£75.00

Listening To Babies
Listening to babies acknowledges their right to be heard from pre birth and throughout their lives. It builds up positive relationships between adults and babies.

This A4 4 page leaflet will help you to think about the many ways babies communicate with adults non verbally.

20 = £15.00
50 = £32.50

100 = £55.00

Including Parents in Participation
Parents are the primary educator in their child’s life and so it is our role to support, and guide parents, to help them understand the importance of ‘listening’ in the home environment and also to share their knowledge with us.

This A4 4 page leaflet gives ideas to practitioners about how to involve parent’s in participation.

20 = £15.00
50 = £32.50

100 = £55.00

Listening to children through the Integrated Practice
Process.
It is important that we ask children their views on matters that affect them, this is also the case when completing a Common Assessment Form with a family.

This A4 6 page leaflet helps practitioners to think about how early years children can share their views and feelings during the integrated practice process.

20 = £17.50
50 = £ 40.00

100 = £75.00

Five Outcome Cards (laminated)

£14.99
non hcc £19.99

Potential Learning Cards set 1, or set 2 or set 3 (laminated cards)

£19.99
non hcc £24.99

Potential Learning Cards set 1, or set 2 or set 3 booklet

£9.99
non hcc £14.99

Potential Learning Cards (Full set includes 1, 2 and 3 laminated cards)

£54.99
Non hcc £69.99

Potential Learning Cards (Full set includes 1, 2 and 3 booklets)

£24.99
Non hcc £39.99