"Early Childhood Programs throughout the country are becoming increasingly accountable for the progress that children are making in their care. This video series explores the value of authentic assessment in documenting young children's progress, observational methods used to assess young children, systems used to organize the data and different formal assessment instruments or checklists used to collate the data. Teachers demonstrate how they communicate with parents to inform them of their child's development. Finally, directors and education coordinators share how they provide on-going tracing for their staff and the training issues that they have encountered along the way."--Publisher's web site.