Each child starts a special learning journey when they join Bouncy Bear Childcare and this journey is documented in their online Learning Journey and their Learning Adventures File.

Each child is observed during play and activities and these observations are used to assess which developmental goals the child is achieving and which they need support in. These observations and assessments are used to plan future activities, organise free learning opportunities, purchase new resources and organise outings.

The files also contain:

• parent’s contributions about their child’s interests and development.
• your child’s views, likes and interests.
• contributions from other settings they may attend and / or other professionals who are supporting the child such as  a speech therapist.
• photographs of your child engaged in learning.
• evidence of your child’s work, this could be pictures, numeracy problems, paintings, cards, photographs of 3D models, examples of scissor work, handwriting etc.

All this information is used to plan activities and free learning resources for your individual child which will extend their learning in areas where they are excelling and support their developmental next steps.