Summative Assessment Report - Charlie

Emotional, personal and social development.
Charlie is confident and secure within the nursery setting. She is independent in changing her outdoor clothing and with her personal hygiene. Charlie is able to persevere in tasks that at first present some difficulty. She has formed positive relationships with the adults and children in the nursery and is confident in expressing her feeling, needs and preferences.

Communication and Language
Charlie listens with enjoyment to stories, songs and rhymes and enjoys talking to adults and children about herself and her experiences. Charlie also enjoys spending time in the book corner looking at books with others or independently. She likes to use written marks and drawings to express ideas at the drawing and writing table.

Knowledge and understanding of the world
Charlie has an understanding of many shapes and colours. She is able to count from 1 to 12 and can identify numbers 0 to 5 during play experiences and counting games. She is aware of change and its effect, for example on her growth, weather, trees and flowers.

Expressive and aesthetic development
Charlie enjoys investigating a variety of media and techniques such as painting, drawing, printing and modelling. She is often very proud of her work and shows it adult and children in the nursery. Charlie enjoys music making by clapping, singing and playing percussion instruments both independently or with others.


Physical development and movement
Charlie is running, jumping, climbing, balancing, throwing and catching with increasing skill and confidence. She always co-operates with others in physical play and games and is safe in using tools and equipment. Charlie has developed increasing control of the fine movements of her fingers and hands.

Next steps for her

• Make and express plans and decisions
• Recognise familiar letters during play and games
• Identify numbers 6 to 10 during play and games
• Use role play to recreate situations
• Use her body to express ideas and feelings in response to imaginative ideas.