Earning Criteria

• The recipient of this badge contributes ongoing observations to understand children’s behavior, maintaining confidentiality.
• The recipient of this badge describes to families the role of observation in understanding each child’s learning interests, strengths, and needs, seeking input from families to assist with planning.
• The recipient of this badge conducts informal observations of children across settings and over time, and includes other important adults in the child’s life in the process.
• The recipient of this badge supports the planning process and develops appropriate activities based on observation of children in the group, ensuring children’s learning and development goals are met based on information learned through observation and documentation.