To find out children's interests and plan activities based on this

To stick in the child's book

To put in a file out of the reach of others

To identify the child's development stage

To find out a child's strengths and weakness and plan activities based on this

Allows for parents to work on their relationship with their child

Benefits children with many or no clear diagnosis

Focus on children with autism disorder

Put support in place as soon as concerns start to emerge

Assessment and planning Cycle

Look listen and note cycle

Observation, assessment and planning cycle

planning, assessment and observation cycle

When they are hunger and tiredness

When its time for them to go home

The well-being of the child(ren)

Changes to the settings usual routine

When an unfamiliar adult enters the setting

The observers judgement and opinion

Factual information

Writing what you see and hear

Adding own ideas and beliefs

Planning

Children

Observations

Circumstances