Observation and Assessment for the EYFS is a new book that is directly linked to the updated Early Years Foundation Stage and will be your essential guide in observation and assessment if you are a Level 3 child care learner or a working practitioner. It will ensure that you feel confident to conduct observations and assessments using a range of recording methods and evaluation techniques.

Each stage of the book is linked into the EYFS ensuring the demands of the EYFS are fully understood in the context of observation and assessment. It is packed full of sample observations giving you clear exemplars to work to. It is up-to-date with the revised EYFS, making sure that you conduct observations in line with the latest frameworks, and finally, it is full of relevant colour photography, illustrating visually how observations can be conducted.

The book includes essential information which takes into account the revised statutory EYFS framework and other relevant guidelines affecting all those who work with young children in early education and childcare settings, and will be an essential resource for anyone conducting an observation and assessment in line with the revised EYFS.