Early Years

EYFS assessment and progress tracking for Early Years

Assess all children in your Early Years setting against Early Years Foundation Stage 2021 easily and securely in Connecting Steps. It links seamlessly with our evidence of learning and communication hub, Evisense. 

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2021 EYFS

EYFS assessment

Use our pupil progress tracker, Connecting Steps, for Early Years settings that’s quick and easy to use. It reduces teacher workload and simplifies assessment data for senior leaders.

Our assessment software can be used to assess all children in your Early Years setting against the Early Years Foundation Stage 2021 to demonstrate their progress. Trusted by hundreds of Early Years settings. 

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our frameworks

Development Matters

Connecting Steps includes National Curriculum and Development Matters statements for mainstream schools in England and is for pupils working at Age Related Expectations (ARE) within the Early Years Foundation Stage. 

Our software is inclusive and can assess all Early Years students with our Early Steps framework for SEND. 

 

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Record observations & track improvements

Connecting Steps records observations and tracks improvements in key EYFS areas. Enabling nursery, childminder, pre-school and reception settings to effectively assess…

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Communication & Language

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Expressive Arts & Design

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Literacy 

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Mathematics

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Physical Development

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Personal, Social & Emotional Development

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Understanding the World

Allowing educators to monitor whether a child is emerging, developing, or securing each skill.

Digital early learning journal

Easily link digital evidence of learning to children’s assessments in Connecting Steps to demonstrate their achievements. Evisense, our evidence of learning and communication hub, makes it easy to capture and share Early Years progress with parents.

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Teacher observations are key to preschool assessment and to show progress made by children in nursery and reception classes.

No more cutting and sticking in a learning journal to give a full picture of a child’s achievements!

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What do Teachers think?

Easily link evidence to the Characteristics of Effective Learning

“Using Evisense, we can securely capture and store evidence of learning and link it directly to the Characteristics of Effective Learning for EYFS. It is straightforward and easy to use.”

Yvonne Skillern

Primary Leader, Highfield Ely Academy

Crucial in securing our outstanding OFSTED rating

“Connecting Steps helped us strengthen our assessment procedures and tighten our planning. It was crucial in securing our outstanding OFSTED Inspection!”

Lisa Bird

Headteacher, Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School

End the frustrating process of printing, gluing and collating evidence

“I love using Evisense to organise my evidence of learning digitally. Before Evisense, evidence was static. It sat in a folder, I felt frustrated by the process of printing and gluing and collating. It was costly and not time efficient”

Lindsay Ireland

Class Teacher, Firpark School

Easy to use and clear to track progress

“Early Steps 2021 is easy to use and it is clear to track the progress of the children.”

Stephanie Thompson

Class Teacher, Great Arley School

Why book a demo?

Explore Connecting Steps with a free, 30-minute online demo.
Our expert will share their screen to guide you – no obligation!

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“A very good tour of the main features, explaining the benefits. Catherine was enthusiastic, clear and helpful.” 

Emma Learmonth, Burley Oaks Primary School

“Jon was very clear, concise and knowledgeable. There was no pressure to buy the product either.”

Kate Green, Cedar Hall School