Nursery Report Form to be completed by Nursery

Date *

Name and Address of Nursery *

Name of Child *

Names of Parents *

Number of days and hours attending weekly *

Personal Social and Emotional Development: Making Relationships *

Can play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas, e.g. building up a role-play activity with other children *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding - within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Initiates Play, offering cues to peers to join them *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional - within 40-60 months plus

Keeps play going by responding to what others are saying or doing *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments *

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Self confidence and self awareness *

Can select and use activities and resources with help *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Welcomes and values praise for what they have done *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Is more outgoing towards unfamiliar people and more confident in new social situations *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Confident to talk to other children when playing and will communicate freely about own home and community *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Managing feelings and behaviour *

Aware of own feelings, and knows that some actions and words can hurt others' feelings *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Begins to accept the needs of others and can take turns and share resources, sometimes the support from others *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Can usually adapt behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Communication and Language: Listening and attention *

Listens to others one to one or in small groups, when conversation interests them *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Is able to follow directions (if not intently focused on own choice of activity) *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Focusing attention - still listen or do, but can shift own attention *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Communication and Language - Understanding *

Understands use of objects (e.g. "What do we use to cut things?") *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Shows understanding of prepositions such as 'under', 'on top' 'behind' by carrying out an action or selecting correct picture *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Beginning to understand 'why' and 'how' questions *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Communication and Language - SPEAKING

Beginning to use more complex sentences to link thoughts (e.g. using and, because) *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Can retell a simple past event in correct order (e.g. went down slide, hurt finger) *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Uses talk to connect ideas, explain what is happening and anticipate what might happen next, recall and relive past experiences *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Questions why things happen and gives explanations. Asks e.g. who, what, when, how *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Uses a range of tenses (e.g. play, playing, will play, played) *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Uses intonation, rhythm and phrasing to make the meaning clear to others *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Uses vocabulary focused on objects and people that are of particular importance to them *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Builds up vocabulary that reflects the breadth of their experiences *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Uses talk in pretending that objects stand for something else in play. e.g. 'This box is my castle' *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Physical Development: MOVING AND HANDLING

Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Mounts stairs, steps or climbing equipment using alternate feet *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Walks downstairs, two feet to each step while carrying a small object *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Runs skilfully and negotiates space successfully, adjusting speed or direction to avoid obstacles *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Can stand momentarily on one foot when shown *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Draws lines and circles using gross motor movements *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Uses one-handed tools and equipment, e.g. makes snips in paper with child scissors *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Holds pencil between thumb and two fingers, no longer using whole hand grasp *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Holds pencil near point between first two fingers and thumb and uses it with a good grasp *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Can copy some letters, e.g. letters from their name *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Physical Development: HEALTH AND SELF-CARE

Can tell adults when hungry or tired or when they want to rest or play *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Observes the effects of activity on their bodies *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Understands that equipment and tools have to be used safely *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Gains more bowel and bladder control and can attend to toileting needs most of the time themselves *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Can usually manage washing and drying hands *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Dresses with help, e.g. puts arms into open-fronted coat or shirt when held up, pulls up own trousers, and pulls up zipper once it is fastened at the bottom *

Emerging
Expected
Exceeding within 30-50 months range
Exceptional within 40-60 months plus

Any comments

Signed and Dated *

Nursery Report Form to be completed by Nursery

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