Vox Pop: Should pre-school children be formally assessed?

4 October 2010 1 min read Early Years

Dame Clare Tickell has asked for comments on how young children should be assessed as part of her early years review

Claire Schofield, director of membership, policy and communications, National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)

YES

Formal assessment provides childcare providers, schools and other agencies with a valuable way to understand a child's current developmental level and identify where additional support is required.

However, many NDNA members report that the current assessment and reporting practices are too onerous and need to be scaled back to common-sense levels. A number of nurseries, for example, say that they produce reports that are not then used. Assessment does have a vital role, but we need to look at how it can be more effective and how we can support children to achieve the very best outcomes.

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