Completing the 2-year progress check
Complete the statutory EYFS 2-Year Check across the three prime areas, generate and share the report, and sign it off on screen.
Who this is for
Who this is forChildminders in England with a child aged between two and three. The check covers the three prime areas and is signed off by you. Needs a Solo or Team plan, or a free trial. It takes about fifteen minutes per child.
The 2-Year Progress Check is a short written summary of a child's development in communication and language, physical development, and personal, social and emotional development. KinderStart saves it, shares it with parents and records your signature.
1. Open the check
Open the Tools tab, tap Reports & Analytics, then 2-Year Check. Under Select Child, choose the child — each one shows whether the check is Due now. Drafts auto-save as you work.
2. Complete each prime area
Each prime area has its own tab: Communication, Physical and Personal & social. On each tab:
- Choose a Professional Judgement: Good Progress, Focus Area or Needs extra support (this starts the APDR cycle: Assess, Plan, Do, Review).
- Fill in Strengths and progress.
- Fill in How we will support them.
- Fill in How you can support at home.
To save typing, tap Write a first draft from observations. Pick the observations to use as evidence, and KinderAssist drafts the strengths and the home ideas for you to check. You write How we will support them yourself, because it's your professional judgement.
3. Finish the summary
Open the Summary tab:
- Switch on Early Identification / SEND if the child has significant emerging concerns or identified SEND.
- Fill in Parent / Carer Voice (Required). EYFS requires parent views and contributions.
- Fill in the Targeted Action Plan: the next steps for the child's development.
4. Generate and share
Tap Generate Report. The check is saved and made into a PDF. KinderStart asks Share with Parents? Choose Share Now, or Save as Draft to share it later. The button then changes to Download PDF.
5. Sign it off
On the Summary tab, the Statutory Sign-Off card appears. Tap Sign & Finalize, draw your signature, then tap Confirm & Sign. The card shows Signed by you. The parent can co-sign once the check has been shared with them. When they do, the check is locked.
⚠️SEND concerns need a support plan
If you switch on
Early Identification / SEND, the child must already have an active, signed SEND Support Plan. Without one, KinderStart won't generate the check. Set up the plan first.
✅Why KinderStart does it this way
The check is saved, shared and signed in one place, so the parent gets it in their app and you have a dated, signed record. Drafting from your observations means the strengths you write are backed by real evidence.
What to do next
- Checking a child's EYFS progress: shows when each child's 2-Year Check is due.
- Starting a SEND support plan: set up a support plan before a check with SEND concerns.
Next guide
Checking attendance and observation gaps
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