The Creative Curriculum^® for Preschool Implementation Checklist is designed to assess how well the The Creative Curriculum is being implemented as intended.

The Implementation Checklist is designed to be used with its related forms:

• Classroom Profile
  
  
• Progress and Planning Forms

The Implementation Checklist is a tool designed for various uses by teachers, administrators/supervisors, and trainers. The Classroom Profile enables administrators/supervisors to maintain records on individual classrooms. The Progress and Planning Form can be used to guide teachers in their implementation of The Creative Curriculum. Developers field tested the instrument in a variety of programs (e.g., Head Start, public school pre-K, child care) in six different states. Teachers, trainers, consultants, and researchers provided feedback. Each time the instrument was used by development teams and data collectors, it was refined to increase clarity and inter-rater reliability.

If you are a teacher, you can use the Implementation Checklist in an ongoing manner to inform your work. Early in the year, the Checklist may help you to set up your classroom environment. Later in the year, it can help you evaluate your work with children. Individual sections can help you implement what you learn in a training session.

If you are an administrator/supervisor you can use the Implementation Checklist to gain information as part of your program's ongoing self-assessment and continuous improvement process, as well as to supervise and evaluate teachers. It will help you to support teachers, purchase materials, plan staff development, and improve the overall program.

If you are a trainer, you have different needs and time constraints. You can use different sections to follow up on training sessions, to help teachers reflect on how they are implementing what they have learned. You can introduce it to teachers as a self-assessment instrument. You can also use it to create an overall staff development plan for the program.

The more familiar you are with the Implementation Checklist, the more likely it is that your results will be accurate and reliable. Practice using the tool with another colleague and compare your findings. This helps you make sure you understand each item. Strive to be in agreement at least 85% of the time.

The Implementation Checklist is divided into five sections:

I. Physical Environment (pp. 1-17)

II. Structure (pp. 18-22)

III. Teacher-Child Interactions (pp. 23-32)

IV. Assessment (pp. 33-35)

V. Family Involvement (p. 36)

Each section includes descriptions of what to observe in the classroom.

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