Nursery Assessment System

Gentle Monitoring for Confident Growth

Our Nursery Assessment System helps teachers understand each child’s development, support learning needs, guide parents, and prepare learners for the next stage without unnecessary pressure.

Progress Without Pressure

We monitor growth through observation, activities, guided practice, behaviour, interaction, and developmental milestones.

Assessment That Supports the Whole Child

Nursery assessment should not create fear. It should help teachers understand how each child learns, communicates, behaves, participates, and grows.

At Sander Jesus Academy, our assessment system is gentle, structured, practical, and developmentally appropriate. We observe progress in academics, confidence, social behaviour, motor skills, communication, creativity, and school readiness.

Supportive

Assessment helps us support each child’s learning journey with patience and care.

Developmental

We track steady growth across academic, emotional, social, and practical areas.

Key Areas of Nursery Growth

We look beyond marks. We assess the complete foundation needed for confident learning and healthy development.

01

Literacy Readiness

Listening, speaking, vocabulary, phonics awareness, picture reading, storytelling, tracing, and early writing.

02

Numeracy Skills

Counting, number recognition, matching, sorting, shapes, colours, comparison, patterns, and simple reasoning.

03

Social Behaviour

Sharing, taking turns, cooperation, confidence, polite speech, emotional expression, and peer interaction.

04

Discipline & Values

Respect, obedience, neatness, responsibility, kindness, honesty, self-control, and classroom conduct.

05

Motor Development

Pencil grip, hand control, cutting, colouring, threading, balance, movement, coordination, and physical confidence.

06

Creative Expression

Drawing, painting, craft, music, movement, imagination, storytelling, and confidence in self-expression.

07

Self-Care Habits

Handwashing, hygiene awareness, personal neatness, simple routines, independence, and safe behaviour.

08

School Readiness

Attention span, routine, independence, task completion, confidence, listening, participation, and transition readiness.

Gentle Observation and Guided Practice

Our assessment system combines teacher observation, class activities, oral response, workbook tasks, play-based interaction, creative work, and developmental checklists.

This gives a more accurate picture of the child than a single test ever could.

Daily Teacher Observation

Teachers observe participation, confidence, communication, behaviour, social interaction, attention, and independence.

Class Activities

Tracing, counting, colouring, sorting, reading attempts, craft, puzzles, and oral activities reveal each child’s growth.

Developmental Checklists

Milestones are tracked across literacy, numeracy, motor skills, social behaviour, self-care, and school readiness.

Portfolio Evidence

Selected classwork, art, tracing sheets, activity records, and teacher notes help document steady progress.

Clear Feedback for Every Parent

Parents deserve to know how their child is growing, not just what score they received. Our reporting approach is simple, meaningful, and development-focused.

Progress Updates

Parents receive helpful feedback on academic growth, behaviour, confidence, communication, and participation.

Skill-Based Reports

Reports highlight what the child can do, what is developing, and where extra support may be needed.

Home-School Support

Teachers provide simple guidance parents can use at home to reinforce learning and positive habits.

Preparing Children for the Next Stage

By the end of nursery, assessment helps us confirm that children are growing steadily in the habits and skills needed for primary school.

Listening and Following Instructions

Children gradually learn to listen, respond, complete simple tasks, and participate in routines.

Writing Readiness

Pencil grip, tracing control, hand strength, letter awareness, and page handling are monitored carefully.

Confidence and Independence

We observe how children attempt tasks, ask questions, relate with others, and manage simple responsibilities.

Emotional and Social Growth

Children are supported to share, wait, cooperate, speak politely, and express feelings appropriately.

Assessment That Helps Children Develop Strongly

Our nursery assessment system gives every child room to grow while helping teachers and parents understand their progress clearly and supportively.