Help again please

[Astrolady]

Part 2 of a question I am stuck on. This is how the activity goes.

Based on the program provided, designed for a two or three year old age group in a day care centre.

Sensory	Art/craft/creative	play	Language	Fine Motor	Movement/Music	Gross Motor
Sand Tray	painting with primary colours	pots, pans, plates, and spoons	toy telephones	threading large beads	Moving to the beat of the music	climbing on jungle gym

1. Describe the kinds of information that might have been provided to others to inform program planning and to support children's play

My Answer - Developing their fine and gross motor skills, taken an interest in dancing when music is being played, attempting to mix paints, children have spent time talking to each other using blocks for telephones. Developing an interest when lunch is being cooked.

2. Explain how information might be used to evaluate the program.

This is what I am stuck on. Can anyone assist or give me an idea.

[AnyDream]

Mapping activities against early childhood curriculums or learning frameworks? Observation of children engaging in activities - collect evidence to describe outcomes, eg, photos of individual kids playing or pieces of their work (ie for their portfolio folders), record verbal statements made by kids (eg Timmy talking about new colour he made by mixing red & yellow paint) or even repeating activity several times & comparing how the way kids engage with it changes over that time (eg Jun was reluctant to dance the first time but joined in when the activity was repeated a week later)? The centre might need particular reporting processes to capture this throughout the week, eg a roster of staff who's job it is to observe & record, writing it up in the outcomes part of the centre's learning record, etc.

FWIW I wondered in the first q, do you need to include a discussion about actual forms of info & how they are kept and shared ? , like: planned daily activities displayed on the notice board so staff & parents can see; activities planned in detail in advance, recorded on the computer, discussed @ weekly staff meeting, paper copy available in folder for quick reference by staff during week ... Or whatever it is that they do
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[Astrolady]

Thanks MD. You've definitely given me some food for thought.

[AnyDream]

That's ok, depending on the unit you're doing, those comments might not be relevant at all. I'm just riffing on the sorts of info practices I have seen at child care centres, family day care & OSHC - this sort of thing seems to be more important now for accreditation & quality control & so it's more visible to parents.

[Astrolady]

the module is about gathering, interpreting and using information about children

[Floweryfields]

In part 1 I would include in information provided to others would include what you require for each activity - how to set up and what materials you will need. Yes the program has a basic list but others would need further information. What are the links with the EYLF? I would expect a program to have outcomes of learning included - which are basically goals. Intentional teaching - what do you hope to teach the children in all of the activities - remember to think outside of the developmental domains. The EYLF isn't about fineand gross motor, etc. It's about the childs' identity, sense of belonging, how they belong to the environment and how they take charge of their learning.

2. Would be about how the program has worked, did your intentional teaching ideas happen or did other spontaneous learning occur instead, how did you extend this learning. What areas of the program worked and why, what didnt and why. What could you do better/differently.