Evaluation of Daycare Staff

Whether you are daycare administrator, director or a supervisior of student teachers; it is likely you will being evaluating caregivers. The evaluation of staff serves many purposes. In addition to a tool used for promotion and dismissal, staff evaluations can be valuable sources of feed-back and tools used for professional growth. Used properly, checklists and preformance appraisals can help promote open communication between the daycare staff and administration and clarify expectations.

Many directors will often give new providers a copy of the evaluation so that they know what the work expectations are and can measure their own progress. It is helpful to establish a set guideline for when evaluation will occur. Some programs will schedule staff evaluations at the end of a probationary period and then annually after that. It is helpful to ask the staff member to complete the form first, thereby allowing your ratings to show areas of agreement or discrepancy.

Sample Evaluation Tool

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