Assessment Tools
Assessment Tools
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What's Inside Every Assessment Tool Package
Three yearly checkpoints to track progress and keep goals in focus.
Beginning-of-Year Assessment Tool
- A guided, written review to help teachers think in depth about each child's adjustment to school - where they're succeeding most and where they're most challenged.
- Writing guide empowers teachers to exercise their ECE fluency and earn parents' trust in conferences.
- Collaborative goal-setting structure to align parents and teachers on a plan for their child's growth.
Middle-of-Year Assessment Tool
- Rating scales provide an intuitive way to view detailed progress on specific developmental milestones.
- Individual development plans bridge the mid-year gap, assessing progress on goals and charting a path forward.
End-of-Year Assessment Tool
- Likert scale format (e.g. "always/sometimes/seldom") gives a clear picture of each child's biggest strengths and growth areas – and mirrors the most common primary education assessments.
- Added space for comments so teachers can provide final guidance before summer vacation.
- Designed for ongoing reference by parents to boost continuity between school years.
How it connects to the Scope & Sequence
Everything you need to know before bringing observation-based assessment into your program.
The assessment tools are designed to pair directly with the Paideia Early Learning Scope and Sequence and work best as part of that complete system. They map to the same developmental levels and subject areas, so teachers have a consistent framework from planning through documentation. That said, they can also be used as a standalone observation tool for programs that want structured, credible checkpoints without a full curriculum change.
Three times across the school year. A beginning-of-year narrative helps teachers get a clear picture of each child as they settle in. A mid-year rating scale tracks progress against developmental milestones. An end-of-year checklist gives families a concrete summary of growth and a reference point to carry into the next school year.
The assessments show whether each child has mastered specific developmental skills at their level, based on criterion-referenced and curriculum-based measurement grounded in Gesell's benchmarks and CDC and AAP developmental milestones. Teachers walk away with clarity on where each child is. Directors get program-wide data. Families get real, understandable information instead of a vague progress update.
Yes. You can purchase the Infant/Toddler Series only, the Preschool Series only, or the complete series. Most programs start with the range that matches their current enrollment.
Yes. The assessment tools include writing guides and structured formats that help teachers communicate with confidence, even if they are early in their career. The beginning-of-year narrative includes a writing guide specifically designed to help teachers exercise their ECE knowledge and earn parent trust in conferences.
Each assessment is designed to be shared directly with families, either at a parent-teacher conference or sent home as a formal progress document. The formats mirror what families will see in primary school, so the transition feels familiar and the conversation is easier to have.
Get the whole package
The right learning roadmap makes it easier to reach every checkpoint along the way. Add Scope and Sequence and a training session to get the most out of the program.
Scope and Sequence
Paideia Early Learning's Scope & Sequence curriculum gives your program a clear, practical roadmap for what to te...
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Trainings and Workshops
In Person or Virtual, designed specifically around your programs needs to support the entire team.
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