[Katie]

Observing and documenting a child’s progress is necessary in making sure they are on the right track for hitting certain milestones. It allows the early learning providers to see trends in the child’s growth as well as provide evidence and reference material for future teachers.

[Tatum]

Observing and documenting how much a child is developing in your classroom will help us as educators build a relationship and connect with our students, so we can see if they are heading in the right direction or wrong direction with development.

[Maricela]

Educators play an important role in helping children meet developmental milestones and observation is how educators learn more about each and every child they work with.

Observation is often seen as one of the most simple, yet effective methods of assessing young children as they develop. For an early childhood educator, observing a child begins by noting how each child behaves, learns, reacts to new situations, and interacts with others. An educator then takes this information and creates activities to promote growth in skills, document the success of those skills, and then reflects and assets

[Zoe]

observing and documenting a child’s development help’s early learning provider’s because it shows where the child is at, what they need to learn, what they have learned and the goal they need to achieve.

[Jamie]

It is important it develop goals for observation, or the observation becomes an empty activity. Thank you.

[Somer]

Observing and documenting helps with a child’s development because you can grow a bond as well as understand their strengths and weaknesses. This will also help you know what you need to do to support their growth in different areas.

[Haerin]

Observing and documenting a child’s development helps you understand the child better. And with better understanding, you can taylor their activity so that it matches the individual’s developmental stage. It also gives you backed-up sources when making decisions such as whether a certain friend is ready to move on a more challenging work or not.

[Karla Munera]

Observing and documenting a child’s development helps the teacher decide what to build their curriculum around also we know in what part of the development they are and what is the next plan to do it with also that can help us to know if that curriculum is helping them to improve the development .

[Hailee]

Observing and tracking a child development help you to see as the teacher what the child is doing, where the child can improve and things they have already improved on.

It is an important tool in catching red flags as well.

[Leslie]

Observing and documenting a child’s development can help early learning providers because it gives them a sense of what they should be doing to support the child’s needs. Children grow and develop at different rates, so there needs to be different approaches to working with each child. It is helpful to have the observations and documentation to accomplish this.

[Kathryn Chen]

Observation usually happens while you are caring for infants and toddlers. So you may not have uninterrupted time to record your observations. Often teachers record their observations while children are sleeping, at the end of the day after children leave, or during planning time. Observation usually happens while you are caring for infants and toddlers.

[Jasmine Nared]

It can better understand the child and it can also identify special needs.

[Alex]

Observing and documenting can help a child care provider identify and track each child’s development and what encouragement/help each child needs in developing skills and meeting milestones. Every child is different so there is no one size fits all so it’s important to understand your children’s differences.

[Mekieyl]

Observing and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers in several ways. By closely observing a child’s behaviors, interests, and progress, providers can gain insight into the child’s individual strengths and challenges. This information can then be used to inform instructional strategies, curriculum planning, and individualized support for the child. Documentation of a child’s development also provides a way to track progress over time, identify areas where further support may be needed, and communicate with families about the child’s development. Overall, observing and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers to create a more effective and supportive learning environment that meets the unique needs of each child.

[Kaitlyn]

Observing and documenting a child’s development can provide an accurate assessment of weather or not the child is on track and meeting the appropriate requirements and milestones of that age group and if they need extra help.

[Payton Aparicio]

Observing and documenting a child’s development help early learning providers by seeing where their progress is and how best they can teach and care for that child.