ES Shows interest in adult initiated activity

SS1 Shows an interest in activities in  setting,  needs adult  to maintain concentration

SS1 Has a positive approach to new experiences.

SS2 Shows increasing independence in selecting and carrying out activities

ES Co-operates in care routines

ES Shows some independence in care routines

SS1 Needs adult support to engage in some activities

SS1 Shows a willingness to tackle problems and enjoys self-chosen challenges

SS1 Demonstrates a sense of pride in own achievements

SS2 Takes initiatives and can manage developmentally appropriate tasks

ES Shows sensory awareness of others

SS1 Plays alongside others

SS1 Builds relationships through gesture and communication

SS1 Seeks out others to share experiences

SS2 Is able to adapt behaviour to different situations or events.

ES Awareness of familiar v unfamiliar people

SS1 Separates from main carer with support

SS2 Separates from main carer with confidence

SS2 Communicates freely about home and community

ES  Shows emotional response to familiar routines and adults

SS1 Begins to accept the needs of others with support

SS2  Begins to observe the social code of the setting

SS2 Shows care and concern for others, for living things and the environment

ES Uses facial expression to show they are involved in activity

ES Uses gestures or signs to show likes and dislikes

SS1 Uses a range of single words/gestures/signs to communicate

SS2 Communicates using simple sentences / gestures  to make their meaning clear

SS2 Uses talk/signs to connect ideas, explain what is happening

SS2 Use language to ask /anticipate what might happen next

ES Turns towards sounds

ES Shows awareness of conversation of others

SS1 Listens and makes a verbal  response  or gesture

SS1 Listens to others in one to one

SS1 Listens in small groups when the conversation interests them

SS2 Listens with increasing attention

SS2 Listens and   recalls  instruction

ES Makes eye contact with people

ES Follows movement of objects with eyes

SS1 Shows interest in rhyme and language

SS1 Enjoys environmental sound activities.  Uses musical instruments

SS1 Shows interest in illustrations and print in books

SS2 Shows a developing awareness of books, print or signs/symbols/labels

SS2 Knows that print symbols convey meaning

ES Can hold or grip object in palm

ES Understands that pictures represent objects

SS1 Engages in activities requiring hand-eye co-ordination and manipulation

SS1 Experiments with mark-making materials, sometimes giving meanings to marks

SS2 Shows more control when mark-making

ES Shows awareness of links between objects eg shoes, knife and fork

SS1 Shows an interest in numbers/ counting through number rhymes, songs and play

SS2 Willingly attempts to count with some numbers in the correct order

SS2 Counts reliably up to 3 everyday objects – using 1:1 correspondence                                             

ES Uses trial and error in building or stacking

SS1 Responds to  vocabulary involved in addition and subtraction in rhymes and games

SS1 Compares two groups of objects, saying when they have the same number

SS2 Arranges up to 4 objects in different ways, begins to recognise that they remain the same

ES Responds to objects and toys

ES Manipulates items in and out of containers

SS1 Shows an interest in shape and space through play or by observations on the environment

SS2 Begins to talk/communicate about the shapes of everyday objects

SS2 Sorts items and talks about sorting or matching

ES Shows awareness of self

ES Shows recognition of family and carers

ES Uses senses to respond to familiar environment

SS1 Begins to explore surroundings and objects with some support

SS1 Explores surroundings and objects,

SS1 Shows curiosity and interest in why things happen and how things work.

SS2 Observes, selects and manipulates objects and materials.

SS2 Describes simple features and identifies significant personal events

ES Responds to images on a screen

ES Uses  simple  switch or button  to  activate a toy

SS1 Begins to  explore construction materials, tools and ICT with support

SS1 Investigates  variety of construction materials

SS1 Realises that tools can be used for a purpose

SS1 Shows an interest in ICT

SS2 Joins construction pieces together

SS2 Begins to try out a range of tools and techniques safely 

SS2 Knows how to operate simple technology

ES Can move around on the floor

ES Stands and walks

SS1 Moves spontaneously, runs freely, shows some control and co-ordination

SS2 Moves with confidence in a variety of ways,

SS2 Showing some awareness of space - can change speed and direction

SS2 Demonstrates the control necessary to hold a shape or fixed position or when climbing

ES Uses both hands to hold objects

ES Transfers items from one hand to another - uses effective grip

SS1 Engages in activities requiring hand-eye co-ordination

SS1 Pushes or pulls wheeled toy

SS2 Demonstrates increasing skill and control in using equipment, tools and materials

SS2 Understands that equipment and tools have to be used safely

ES Shows sensory response to sound/music

ES Shows sensory response to people

ES Starts to join in pretend situations - pretend to be asleep

SS1 Explores different media and responds to a variety of sensory experiences

SS1 Engages in representational play

SS2 Creates simple representations/models  of events, people and objects

SS2 Engages in music making and  imaginative play

SS2 Further explores and describes experiences using a range of senses and materials