Curriculum Planning and Assessment for the Foundation Stage

Includes CD-Rom

Helping you to put a framework for curriculum planning and assessment in place in your setting, this book will effectively do your planning for you.

Set within the national context of promoting high quality education experiences, the authors give you guidance on how to assess children's learning on a day-to-day basis, and help your setting achieve high standards in early years education.

A CD-rom packed with practical, tried and tested resources is included, and you can adapt the material to suit the needs of your centre. The CD-rom also includes colour-coded curriculum and assessment formats covering planning in all areas, and links directly to:

"The Early Learning Goals

"The Foundation Stage Profile

"The National Literacy Strategy

"The National Numeracy Strategy.

"The National Curriculum

Foundation stage practitioners, class teachers, trainee teachers, teaching assistants and anyone working in an early years setting who would like guidance on curriculum planning and delivery will find this book essential reading.