Bertie's Nursery

At Bertie’s we use a variety of methods to track your child’s individual progress. These include ‘Creating my Bertie’s Story’ which is for you to fill in and gives us a ‘starting point’ for each child. As well as this, we track your child's progress at regular intervals in partnership with you. At the time of your child’s transition to another setting (eg if you move) or school we finalise ‘My Bertie’s Story’ as a record of each child’s strengths and achievements, as well as any areas requiring support – this is then passed onto the receiving setting, with your permission.

The majority of our assessment and planning focuses on regular observations of children – these give the key person a clear picture of the child’s individual interests and needs. This observation is evaluated according to the EYFS framework and ‘next steps’ planned for – your child’s progress will be documented and contained within their online learning jounral on Tapestry, a journal that celebrates their strengths and interests. Bertie’s staff are genuinely committed to, and will be proactive about, making you feel included in this process.  

The Progress Check at age Two - at some point after your child turns two, it is an EYFS requirement that the staff working with your child give you a written summary of how they are progressing in relation to the three prime areas of learning (Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Communication and Language; and Physical Development) – this is because these areas are so crucial to children’s future development and learning. As children are over 2 ½ when they start at Bertie’s, this will be done around the end of the first term as this allows time for settling in and the relationship with the key person to become established.

This check will highlight areas where your child is progressing well and any where they might benefit from some extra help with. You might find it useful to share the information from the check with your health visitor (who can use it as part of their health and development review). As your child’s key person is the professional with the most detailed knowledge of your child’s progress it will be their responsibility to carry out the progress check. They will include your thoughts and observations of your child, give an idea of how they intend to support your child’s future learning and development at Bertie’s, as well as offering ideas about how you could support your child’s learning at home.