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Observations, documentations, and the results of other formal and informal assessments are used to inform the planning and implementing of daily curriculum and experiences, to communicate with the child's family, and to evaluate and improve educators' and the program's effectiveness.

The Child Observation Record (COR) is an assessment tool that teachers and other observers use to observe, record, and score young children's development. It was originally designed for use with the HighScope curriculum, but it can be used with any child development curriculum.

The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children- Preschool (OSRAC-P) is a direct observational system designed to collect information about children's physical activity in preschools (e.g., classrooms, child care settings) and the behavioral (e.g., prompts for physical activity) and contextual ...

They are usually captured on 'post-it' notes or sticky labels, which can be easily put into a learning journey or child's developmental folder. This is the quickest way to record an observation and usually the most convenient for practitioners (who else often carries a notepad around their setting?!).

Supporting Children's Physical Development Providing children with opportunities for free movement. Engaging children in both open-ended and teacher-directed indoor and outdoor motor play. Challenging children with developmentally appropriate fine and gross motor tasks.

Observation helps ECE professionals look at their interactions with children, and discover how important interactions are as they get to know and support children. Observation is a way to connect with children, to discover their connections to others and to their environment.