SUMMARY CHART FOR RECEPTION CHILDREN – Making accurate judgements

Development Matters and the EYFSP (Please refer to the attached guidance)

Cohort year ______Number of children ______

Start of Reception

Attainment on entry / Percentage of children working within each Area of Learning & Development

PSED

/ CLL / PSRN / KUW / CD / PD
Development Matters
26 -36 months
Development Matters
30–50 months
Development Matters
40 - 60 months
Children working beyond Development Matters
40-60 months

End of Reception

Attainment at the end of the EYFS / Percentage of children working within each Area of Learning & Development
EYFSP Scale points 1-3
EYFSP 4 or 5 points
EYFSP 6 or 7 points
EYFSP 8 or 9 points
Percentage of children with a total score of 78+
Percentage of children with 6 or more in all PSED and CLL scales

GUIDANCE NOTES FOR THE SUMMARY CHART FOR RECEPTION CHILDREN

On entry to the Reception class

The chart is provided to help schools to make a judgement about where children are in terms of age related expectations at the start of Reception year.

The grey banding on the chart shows where most children (80% - 95%)would be. However if a substantial number (more than 20%) fall outside this banding comments would need to be made in your SEF. Remember this may refer to only one area of learning and development. To provide a more accurate picture of your school you should consider the attainment over a three year period.

Information to form these judgements may come fromthe following – transition information from nursery or pre school settings, parents, visits the practitioner makes to the nursery or home visits, observations of children during the induction period and the first couple of weeks in the Reception class. Remember too that the context of your school may be a factor.

Attainment at the end of the EYFS

A score of 6 or more in any scale denotes a good level of development – to find ascore for each area of learning you will need to average out the particular scales e.g.average the3 scales- disposition and attitude, social development and emotional development for the PSED area of learning. The progress at the end of the year should be considered against the starting points e.g. if a substantial number of children are working below age related expectation at the start of Reception and reach a good overall level at the end of reception they will have made very good progress. Conversely a high starting point may only indicate satisfactory progress at the end of the EYFS. Again data over a three year period will ensure a more accurate picture of your school.

Information to form these judgements may come from the eProfile, the LSIP or teachers’ own recordings in terms of the EYFSProfile.