Quality Rating 5: Developmental Progress
Next Steps
Check your statement and developmental checklist as you prepare to upload them to the Maryland EXCELS System.
Step 1: Check your document
Check to be sure your documents include:
- A statement clearly explaining your program’s use of observation and ongoing assessment tools to monitor children’s progress. Your statement describes:
Ongoing Observation Practices:
- How your program conducts observations
- Who conducts the observations
- When and how often observations are conducted
- How information from observations is used to monitor children’s progress and inform program activities
Ongoing Assessment Practices:
- Developmental checklists designed for, or aligned with, your program’s curriculum
- Anecdotal records
- Portfolios
- A sample child assessment tool used in your program
Step 2: Save your document
Use a file name you can find easily when you upload it to the system (example: develop-progress-qr5.docx).
Use any one of these formats:
- Typed electronic version of your statement and sample assessment tool (examples: Microsoft Word, PDF)
- Scanned versions of your statement or sample assessment tool (examples: PDF, PNG, JPG)
- Digital image of your statement or sample assessment tool (examples: JPG, PNG, PDF)
- Identified section within your handbook and sample assessment tool (examples: PDF, PNG, JPG)
Step 3: Upload your document (DAP 9.5)
Log into the Maryland EXCELS System to upload your statement and sample child assessment tool.
