YFS Nursery Development Matters Tracker with Automatic Gap Analysis

editable Nursery Development Matters Tracker!

Designed for Nursery teachers and EYFS leaders, this Excel assessment tracker helps you monitor children’s progress, identify gaps in learning and use assessment information to inform future planning.

Featuring 106 assessment statements, the tracker allows you to record children’s attainment and automatically calculate achievement figures to help you understand patterns across your cohort.

What’s included?

An editable Excel assessment tracker for Nursery children.

106 assessment statements to support the monitoring of children’s development.

Automatic calculations of achieved and not-yet-achieved statements.

Percentage calculations to make assessment information easier to interpret.

Whole-cohort gap analysis to identify areas where children may need additional teaching and support.

Colour-coded priorities to help highlight areas for development.

Planning and review columns to record teaching responses and monitor progress over time.

How can it help your setting?

Use the tracker to identify common misconceptions, recognise areas of strength and plan targeted learning opportunities. The cohort analysis can support discussions with teaching assistants, EYFS leaders and senior leadership teams about curriculum priorities and next steps.

Ideal for: Nursery teachers, EYFS leads, Early Years practitioners and school leaders looking for a practical way to organise assessment information and inform curriculum planning.

Format: Editable Excel spreadsheet with formulas.

Please note: This is a teacher-created assessment and planning resource, not an official assessment or statutory reporting tool. Professional judgement and ongoing observations should inform assessment decisions.