This document is a cohort tracker that monitors children's development across six areas of learning from birth to 5 years old. It uses color codes to track a child's progress at beginning, consolidating, or secure stages in personal, social, emotional, communication, physical, literacy, math, understanding the world, and expressive art areas at various age groups. Additional notes can be added to note special needs or languages.

1. Cohort Tracker
Cohort Group: Age/Stage of Development
0-11 months 8-20 months 16-26 months 22-36 months 30-50 months 40-60+months
Prime Areas of Learning B W S B W S B W S B W S B W S B W S
Personal, Social
and Emotional
Development
Making relationships
Self confidence and
self awareness
Managing feelings and
behaviour
Communication
and Language
Listening and
attention
Understanding
Speaking
Physical
Development
Moving and handling
Health and self-care

2. Use a colour code for each review.
This cohort tracker can be for a key group, or a room or even a year group depending on setting.
Specific Areas of Learning
Literacy Reading
Writing
Mathematics Numbers
Shape, space and
measure
Understanding the
World
People and
communities
The world
Technology
Expressive Arts
and Design
Exploring and using
media and materials
Being imaginative

3. B-Beginning C-Consolidating S-Secure
On entry assessment: 1st
review: 2nd
review: 3rd
review:
Additional coding eg SEND,
EAL,LANG DIFF