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SCMA Childminders: Child Development: Observation, Assessment and Planning
This badge is awarded to childminders who can demonstrate they offer a service to children of differing ages and abilities and know whether they are offering is effective in achieving progress for each individual child. Childminders that are awarded this badge should also demonstrate how they observe and assess the development needs of each child in their care and follow the frameworks and guidance to meet Scottish Government requirements.
Completing this Open Badge will enable participants to develop their understanding of the vital role they play in supporting children’s learning and development. The importance and benefits of observation and the part it plays in assessing developmental needs, the different types of assessment, planning for progression and what to do if a child is not progressing.
Childminders should be able to demonstrate:
- that you offer a service to children of differing ages and abilities and know whether what you are offering is effective in achieving progress for each individual child.
- that you observe and assess the development needs of each child in their care and follow the frameworks and guidance to meet Scottish Government requirements.
To earn this badge, you will need to:
- Have completed the SCMA Child Development: Observation, Assessment and Planning CPL workshop or completed the SCMA Child Development: Observation, Assessment and Planning e-Learning programme.
Tell us the following:
- Why is it important that you understand child development?
- What does being a good observer mean to you in your childminding setting?
- Tell us how you will use what you have learnt on the course to improve and develop your practice in relation to Observation, Assessment and Planning?
- What is so important about a child having secure attachments?
This badge does not require you to hold any other badges although you must have completed the SCMA Child Development: Observation, Assessment and Planning CPL workshop or completed the SCMA Child Development: Observation, Assessment and Planning e-Learning programme.
Provide a statement, of around 200 words, telling us why you meet the criteria for this badge. Read the criteria carefully before submitting your statement, as your application will be declined if you don’t cover all of it within your evidence. Submit your statement using the badge application form below.
Use each point from the badge criteria as a heading or number your responses 1 – 4. This will help you structure your evidence. Write something for each point in the criteria e.g. if you are asked to work through a learning resource, you might say “I worked through the resource for half-an-hour each day between Monday 1 April and Friday 5 April and spoke to another childminder or professional about my responses to the exercises within it”. Stick to the criteria and don’t mention anything that isn’t relevant to it.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your evidence.
Badge issuer
Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the only organisation dedicated to supporting childminders in Scotland. Our aim is to promote childminding as a quality childcare service. We do this in part by helping SCMA childminders to be the best they can be.
Submit your application
The SCMA Open Badge system relies on trust. We trust that the evidence you provide will be of your own work and based on your own skills and knowledge. By submitting an application you agree to the following statement: “In studying and completing the activities for this badge, I confirm that all the work provided as evidence will be my own.” The SCMA will revoke a badge if the evidence provided is discovered to have been the work of someone else.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge