What the Playgroup assessment book is
The Playgroup assessment book is the record a teacher keeps of how a Playgroup learner is progressing through the year — learning area by learning area, skill by skill. It is a record-keeping document, not a set of questions.
Playgroup is a child's first experience of organised learning, so the record is about settling in, early language, and getting used to being part of a group. Almost everything is judged by watching a child play rather than by any kind of test.
Looking for Playgroup tests or past papers?
If you came here hoping for exam papers, revision questions or practice tests, this is not that document. An assessment book is mostly blank tables for a teacher to fill in; there are no questions inside it.
For actual Playgroup test papers and revision material, go to our Exams & Assessments hub instead.
If you want the record book itself — the one a teacher completes each term — carry on below.
What is inside the Playgroup book
The book covers the pre-primary activity areas — language, mathematical, environmental, creative and religious activities, with a table for each. Down one side are the strands and sub-strands taught at Playgroup; across the top are the four CBC performance levels, plus room for the teacher's comment:
- Exceeding Expectation (EE) – working beyond what the level asks.
- Meeting Expectation (ME) – has the competency at the expected standard.
- Approaching Expectation (AE) – partway there, still needs support.
- Below Expectation (BE) – not yet demonstrated, needs targeted help.
Alongside those tables the book carries learner and guardian details, a section for each of the three terms, an end-of-term summative grid pulling together CAT, mid-term and end-term results, space for teacher and head-teacher comments, and an end-of-year profile covering competencies achieved, strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement.
At this level nearly every entry comes from observation. A teacher watches a child sort objects, join a song or take a turn, and records what they see over several occasions.
Who this is for
- Playgroup teachers – an editable record already laid out with the correct Playgroup strands, so you are not rebuilding tables each term.
- Head teachers and administrators – one consistent format across the school, which matters when a learner transfers or records are inspected.
- Parents – helpful for understanding what the levels on your child's report actually mean. For practice questions, see our Exams & Assessments hub.
- Anyone downloading for a school – confirm the grade before you download. Assessment books are grade-specific because the strands differ; a book for another grade will not fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Playgroup assessment book contain exams? No. It is a record book of blank score tables and comment boxes. For Playgroup test papers, see our Exams & Assessments hub.
What do EE, ME, AE and BE mean? Exceeding, Meeting, Approaching and Below Expectation — the four CBC performance levels. A teacher records one per skill instead of a percentage.
Is it one book per learner? Yes. The book follows an individual learner through the year and carries their end-of-year transition profile.
Is it editable? Yes. You can add your school details, adjust the learning areas your school offers, and print as many copies as you need.
Is this the same as a report form? Not quite. This is the running record kept through the term; the report form is the summary that goes home. The report is usually written from what is in this book.
Looking for another grade?
This page covers Playgroup. For every other level — Playgroup through Senior School — see our CBC Assessment Books hub, which links to each grade. For Playgroup teaching resources rather than records, see our Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans hubs.
Download the Playgroup assessment book
The Playgroup assessment book is in our catalogue in editable format, laid out with the correct Playgroup learning areas and strands. Use the button below.