I used to work in preschool, but it has been a long time. I worked with babies, and I think I know what kind of sheets you are talking about. I did daily sheets – letting parents know when the children were changed, fed, slept, etc. I also wrote any concerns, and any extra activities that we might have done. We had a different sheet to keep track of medicine. I think the parents appreciated it. At the time, I had preschoolers also, and I appreciated getting a sheet letting me know what they did everyday. The teacher would also note on the sheet if there was some kind of a problem, either that day, or if there was some kind of ongoing problem.

I’d do a weekly newsletter talking about what the class has been doing and offering suggestions for things the children and parents can do together. At this age individual daily reports are unnecessary unless there are specific concerns and the teacher and parent agree that they are needed.

I currently teach prek and we have to fill out daily sheets for each child. We get pre-packaged forms from the corp. office. They are carbon copied so we have to fill out each one individually. I have 28 kids in my class..12 would be a blessing!

We also write on a big piece of paper titled “What I learned today in Pre-k” and we write with bright colorful markers what we did that day. I post the poster right by the door so it won’t be missed.

If your talking about evaluations, I did an overview. I had my evaluations in a check off form for the whole class. I would only make notes on a few. Those who really needed a lot of help, and those who were advanced. I would then plan my activities off of my notes. For example:

Names down left side, and activities across top such as writing activities (writes name, draws basic shapes, holds pencil correctly), large motor (jump with both feet, jump off of a step, throw a ball, catch a ball, bounce a ball), social development (plays with other children, plays alone, communicates with children, communicates with teacher).

I found this form of assessment much quicker, and easier. Most children fall in the middle and don’t require many notes. I only kept a monthly log on each child. I would review all my notes and comment. If they were doing well, I would comment as such.

Hope this helps.