The Nursery Reality Gap: The Observation & Assessment Cycle in Practice
Most nursery teams know what a good observation looks like. They know what meaningful assessment looks like. The difficulty is holding that standard for every child, every week, once the week is already full.
Lara Hudson, Early Years Leader & Education Strategist, returns for a practical hour on the observation, assessment and planning cycle: where it breaks, what that costs, and how to streamline it so practitioners get time back without losing accuracy or consistency.
What we'll cover
The standard, in brief: what separates a strong observation from a weak one
Where the cycle breaks between noticing a child and acting on it
Recording less and knowing more
Keeping quality consistent across every room and every child
Working through real examples together
Reporting to families without it falling to whoever has a free moment
What you get
The Nursery Observation Toolkit 2026 and The Nursery Assessment Toolkit 2026
The recording, sent to everyone who registers
Thursday 29 October, 1:00 PM GST | 12:00 PM KSA. Sixty minutes, including live Q&A.