Observation is a very valuable tool. It’s an excellent way to track children’s progress, measure their growth and development, and it should be embedded into every child care program.
Observation should always be followed by documentation. You should take anecdotal notes free of opinions to record behavior and activities. For example, “At 2:50 pm, child was observed holding doll in right hand and pointing it’s head down into the toilet.” This is a simple, straight forward recording of facts. These notes should be taken on each child to measure their progress so that they can be reported to parents.
Child Care providers can also do checklists that guide them to look for predetermined behaviors and activities. You can find published checklists, or the child care provider can create their own. Observation enables child care providers to understand more about the factors that cause certain behaviors. If you observe a problem over and over again, these patterns should be noted so......
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