Nursery form has a milestone checklist. What do schools do with that page?

indigo_paper_162412 Jun 2026

A colleague showed me the nursery application she filled for her daughter. One full page is a checklist: climbs stairs with alternating feet, speaks in three-word sentences, holds a crayon properly, and so on. Our son is 1, so it's not our problem yet. But I read reference ranges for a living, and this looks like one with no range. Is that page used for selection, or is it just for the teacher?

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tulsi_kite_1815 Jun 2026
We've been collecting forms for our twins for next year, and two schools had this page. I filled it once for each boy. Same age to the day, and they came out different on almost half the points. When I asked, one school said it is for the class teacher, not for selection. Can't say that for every school though.
- indigo_paper_162416 Jun 2026
  Twins, same birthday, different answers. That's the best argument for not reading much into it. Thanks.