ChildChart Early Childhood Assessment System

ChildChart is a revolutionary and innovative way to help teachers monitor and assess young children’s progress with ease and efficiency. ChildChart was created by Dr. Patricia A. Vardin, Associate Professor and Chair of Early Childhood Education at Manhattanville College in New York.

Dr. Vardin with a PC and Palm device running ChildChart software. ChildChart is a software program used on a desktop computer in conjunction with a hand held device such as a Palm Pilot to enable teachers to assess young children’s progress in the context of their daily activities.

ChildChart Makes Assessing Young Children’s Progress
Easy and Fun
ChildChart helps teachers do ongoing assessment of young children in the context of children’s work and play, easily and efficiently as they click off children’s progress indicators on their Palm Pilot type device.
ChildChart Makes Assessment Comprehensive and Efficient
ChildChart creates an individual folder for each child with progress reports, photographs and observation notes of each child's work.
ChildChart Saves Teachers Time
ChildChart eliminates hours of note-taking and recordkeeping.
ChildChart is Based Upon National Educational Standards
ChildChart includes ten curriculum areas with progress indicators for each area, based on national educational standards.
ChildChart Eliminates Paper Work, Filing and Lost Records
ChildChart progress information is electronically kept in children’s files on the teacher’s desktop computer, eliminating the need for keeping reams of paper notes and files.
ChildChart Improves Parent-Teacher Communication
ChildChart enables teachers to share detailed information about children’s progress with parents including specific dates and even photographs of their children’s achievements.

What professionals say about ChildChart:

“ A 21st century educational break-through! Really helps teachers give the best to each child!”
Rayna Alperstein, Early Childhood Education Director

“ChildChart helps the teacher know what she needs to work on with each child. It helps the teacher meet children’s needs more effectively and communicate with parents by showing them, in a concrete way, how their child is progressing”.
Abbey Lombardo, Early Childhood Teacher

“ChildChart is a seamless way for the teaching staff, school director and parents to follow a child’s growth and development”.
Linda Rosenthal, Early Childhood Administrator