2 Year Progress Check Guidance for EYFS How to Write a Meaningful Progress Check
2-Year Progress Check Guidance Pack
Clear. Calm. Practical support for busy practitioners.
If you’ve ever sat down to write a 2-Year Progress Check and thought,
“Am I wording this right?”
“Does this sound balanced?”
“Is this too much… or not enough?”
This guidance pack is for you.
Designed to sit alongside your 2-Year Progress Check booklet, this comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide walks you step-by-step through writing an effective, professional and relational check, without the overwhelm.
Inside you’ll find:
A calm, practitioner-friendly guide to writing the 2-Year Check
Clear reminders about keeping it simple and focused
Support with prioritising the prime areas
Guidance on working in partnership with parents
Advice on collaborating with other settings
A full 2-Year Check Word Bank covering all 7 areas
A strengths-focused wording page
A neuro-affirming wording bank
Gentle concern phrasing (no labels, no panic)
A Character & Personality word bank
Wellbeing reminders for practitioners
This isn’t written in Ofsted language. It’s written in real practitioner language: clear, kind and usable.
It helps you:
Write confidently
Keep checks balanced and child-centred
Avoid deficit-based wording
Strengthen partnership with families
Feel reassured while completing statutory paperwork
What You’ll Receive
Instant digital download (PDF format)
11 professionally designed guidance pages
Print-ready and easy to refer back to
Suitable for childminders, nurseries and small settings
Licence Information
This purchase includes an individual setting licence. You may print and use the document within your own setting only. It may not be shared, redistributed or resold.
You already know the children in your care.
This pack simply helps you put that knowledge into words.
- Chloe
The Early Years Edit 💚

