2025 Early Years Assessment and Learning Tool applications

Thank you for taking the time to apply for the Early Years Assessment and Learning Tool (the EYALT)

The EYALT is an online resource co-designed with early childhood teachers to help understand each child's unique strengths, interests, and abilities. Whether you're new or experienced, EYALT is a valuable tool for all early childhood professionals.

It helps by:

• documenting interactions to understand each child better
• showing how children progress in their learning over time
• integrating with daily teaching practices
• generating evidence for informed discussions with school teachers
• improving observations and assessments for intentional teaching
• supporting continuity of learning during transitions to school.

Please see Early Years Assessment and Learning Tool | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au) for additional information.

• Please read each question carefully before you answer.
• This short application seeks contact details of any services you are seeking to enrol, as well as a series of statements where your agreement is required.
• Please ensure, if you are nominating multiple services, that you have authority to do so.
• All nominated services are required to be delivering a Victorian Government funded 3 and 4 year old kindergarten program in 2025.
• Please note, upon completion of this application, the department will review this material before confirming your registration via email. No further action is required.
• Please review the funding guidelines prior to completing the application h

A new assessment tool takes time, commitment and a willingness from all levels of a service to participate to embed in everyday practice, strengthen teaching practice and improve outcomes for children. Discussion and consultation between the service provider/representative and the service early childhood teachers and educators should occur before submitting this application.

By completing this application, as a representative of a service provider, you are acknowledging that the services you are registering have been consulted and will be supported to embed the EYALT in their practices.