Assessment - Young Preschool - Pride Academy Child Care

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English/ Language Arts

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Demonstrate continual growth in understanding increasingly complex and varied vocabulary

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Respond to complex gestures and/or actions to communicate (such as comforting others who are crying)

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Listen to and follow multi-step directions with adult support

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Demonstrate continual growth in increasingly varied and complex vocabulary

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Use complex gestures and actions to communicate

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Use simple vocalizations to communicate

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Use expanded sentences

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Describe activities, experiences, and stories with detail

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Answer questions posed by adults or peers

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Ask questions for understanding and clarity

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Make on topic comments

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Stay on topic in two- way conversation with others

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Recognize and identify most uppercase and some lowercase letters

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Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondence

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Engage in rhyming games and songs; can complete a familiar rhyme

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Identify rhyming words in spoken language

Engage in rhyming games and songs; can complete a familiar rhyme

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Orally blend and segment familiar compound words, with modeling and support

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Demonstrate awareness of sounds as separate units

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Begin to understands that books are comprised of written words

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Respond to and interact with read alouds of literary and informational text

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Hold books right side up and turn pages left to right

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Respond and interact with stories (fictional and nonfictional)

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Answer questions about a story

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With adult support retell familiar stories

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Recognize that drawings, paintings, and writings are meaningful representations

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Copy simple lines and shapes

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Create a simple picture

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Use writing tools with adult support

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Create writing with the intent of communicating

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Dictate a story for an adult to write

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Use pictures, letters, and symbols to communicate a story.

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Math

Yes / No

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Counting the number sequence 1-15

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Count backward from 5 with adult support

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Recognize that the count remains the same regardless of the order or arrangement of the objects

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Apply one to one correspondence with objects and people

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Draw pictures, symbols, or use manipulatives to represent a spoken number 0-5

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Identify, without counting, small quantities of items (1-3) presented in an irregular or unfamiliar pattern (subsidize)

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Match number symbols with amounts 1-3

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Readily identify first and last

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Correctly use the words for comparing quantities

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Separate sets of 6 or fewer objects into equal groups

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Demonstrate the understanding of the concept of after

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Begin to understand that numbers can be composed and decomposed to create new numbers

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Physically extend simple ABAB patterns of concrete objects to other concrete objects

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Understand sequence of events when clearly explained

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Sort, classify, and compare objects

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Complete lined tangram or pattern block puzzles using basic shapes

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Use position terms such as in, on, and under

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Match similar shapes when given a variety of three dimensional shapes

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Start to identify the attributes of shapes

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Uses names of two-dimensional shapes (e.g. square, triangle; circle) when identifying objects

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Use informal language to describe three- dimensional shapes

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Understand time limit cue

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Understand transition from one activity to the next

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Tell what activity comes before and after

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Directly compare and describe two objects with a measurable attribute

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Measure length and volume (capacity) using non-standard measurement tools

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Social Emotional Skills

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Recognize self as a unique individual

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Describe personal characteristics

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Show sense of self satisfaction with own abilities, preferences, and accomplishments

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Recognize own emotions and the emotions of others

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Look to adults for emotional support and guidance

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Use a combination of words, phrases, and actions to express feelings

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Manage transitions and adapt to changes in schedules, routines, and situations with adult support

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Manage transitions and adapt to changes in schedules, routines, and situations independently

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Regulate a range of impulses with adult support

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Negotiate to resolve social conflicts with peers with modeling and support

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Use words during a conflict instead of physical force

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Accept compromises when suggested by a peer or adult

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Gauge response based on the facial expressions of others

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Exhibit age appropriate friendship skills to engage in effective play and learning experiences

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Engage in associative play

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Participate in cooperative play experiences with some adult guidance

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Approaches to Play and Learning

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Initiate new task by self

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With support, use a variety of resources to explore materials and ideas

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Explore and manipulate familiar objects in new and imaginative ways

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Demonstrate eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, idea, and tasks

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Communicate a desire to learn new concepts or ideas

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Exhibit willingness to try new experiences

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Use a variety of learning approaches, such as observing, imitating, asking questions, hands-on investigation, and active exploration

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Find a creative or inventive way of doing a familiar task or solving a problem with adult guidance

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Begin to demonstrate flexibility in approach to play and learning

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Adjust approach to task to resolve difficulties with adult support

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Independently attend to a book from beginning to end

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Demonstrate ability to delay gratification for short periods of time

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See an activity through to completion

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Engage in associative play

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Participate in cooperative play activities with some adult guidance

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Begin to accept and share leadership

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Participate in play activities with a small group of children

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Science

Yes / No

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Use senses to describe concepts of weight, motion, and force

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Ask questions and draw conclusions about physical properties and the physical world

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Identify materials that make up objects

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Investigate and describe observable properties of objects

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Match objects by physical attributes

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Notice the shadows of others and objects

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Describe different objects in the sky

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Describe various earth materials

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Communicate awareness of seasonal changes

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Describe weather conditions using correct terminology

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Communicate awareness of seasonal changes

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Identify the correct names for adult and baby animals

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Compare attributes of living organisms

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Identify and describe the function of body parts

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Identify a problem or need and create a plan to solve

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Use classroom objects that function as simple machines to enhance play

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Observe with a focus on details

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Use simple tools to extend investigations

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Use classroom objects to create simple machines to enhance play

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Identify self and/ or own actions as scientific

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Social Studies

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Social Studies

Participate in and describe own family, community, and cultural celebrations if observed

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Begin to assimilate family, community, and cultural events in cooperative play

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Use simple phrases to demonstrate an awareness of differences and/or similarities between self and others

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Recognize the sequence of events as part of a daily routine and as it relates to the passage of time

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Begin to communicate concept of time

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Identify leaders and helpers in the home or classroom environment

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Recognize familiar aspects of community or cultural symbols

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Begin to demonstrate an understanding of rules in the home, school environment and the purpose they serve

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Identify location directionality, and spatial relationships

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Begin to create simple representations of a familiar physical environment

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Identify and describe prominent features of the classroom, school, neighborhood, and community

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Begin to learn knowledge of personal and geographic information

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Begin to understand the relationship between humans and the environment

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Begin to understand the purpose of money and concepts of buying and selling through play

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Develop an awareness that people work for money in order to provide for basic needs

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Develop an awareness of the roles of various familiar community helpers/ workers

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Act out adult social roles and occupations

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Assist adults with daily routines and responsibilities

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Choose simple daily tasks from a list of classroom jobs

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Begin to initiate helping tasks

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Demonstrate an understanding of how voting works

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Creative Arts

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Listen and respond to music

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Participate in classroom experiences with musical instruments and singing to express creativity

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Sing songs that use the voice in a variety of ways

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Respond to rhythmic patterns in music

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Describe feelings and reactions in response to diverse musical genres and styles

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Convey ideas and emotions through creative movement expression (with or without music)

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Use colors, lines, and shapes to communicate meaning

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Progress in ability to create drawings, models, and other art using a variety of materials

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Develop growing ability to plan work independently, and cooperatively, and demonstrate care and persistence in a variety of art

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Observe and discuss art forms

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Reflect on differences and preferences when encounters artwork

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Share ideas about personal creative work

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Engage in associative and cooperative play

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Use a variety of props to demonstrate themes about life experiences, ideas, and feelings

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Participate freely in dramatic play experiences that become of increased duration and complexity

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Physical Health and Growth

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Demonstrate health and hygiene- related behaviors with minimal prompting

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Identify the difference between sick and well

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Engage in sociodramatic play to demonstrate the roles of medical professionals

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Identify ways to play safely

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Follow simple safety rules while participating in activities

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Respond to physical cues when hungry, full or thirsty

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Demonstrate basic understanding that eating a variety of foods helps the body grow and be healthy

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Distinguish between nutritious and less nutritious foods

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Independently feeds self

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Take things apart and attempt to put them back together

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Identify and describe function of body parts

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Demonstrate awareness of own body in relation to other people and objects through play activities

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Participate in structured and unstructured active physical play exhibiting strength and stamina

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Demonstrate basic understanding that physical activity helps the body grow and be healthy

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Refine grasp to manipulate tools and objects

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Demonstrate coordination and balance

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Coordinate movements to perform a complex task

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Demonstrate continual progression in oral muscle tone, strength, and range of motion, leading to more complex oral movement and control

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Attend to personal body care practices with minimal adult support

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Independently dress and undress self

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Independently attend to toileting needs

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The purpose of this assessment is to inform planning for overall program improvements. This assessment should be done individually during center time or free play by the director, lead teacher or assistant teacher in this particular classroom.

Assessment – Young Preschool