Observing and noting down aspects of the behaviour of individual children will help you to manage each child and the group as a whole. Jennie Lindon explains how you can fine-tune your focus
An early years team will want to keep track of changes in individual children as well as the dynamics of a group. There is no need to use time-consuming or unwieldy methods for this. It is possible to monitor changes in behaviour with straightforward techniques of observation and recording.
Using observation skills
Any monitoring of children's behaviour can only be as good as the observational skills of the team. Keep in mind the following points:
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