My state does not require observation/assessment for family daycare however I do use them to determine if my munchkins are meeting their milestones, for curriculum planning as well as to provide parents with information about their child's development. I've used generic assessments found online and recently Mother Goose/Experience Early Learning which do not mention gender identity in the social-emotional or any other domain.

I recently subscribed to Daily Connect child care app and do see 'know gender identity' and 'show awareness of gender identify' for 2-3 year olds under observation. Interestingly, gender is not mentioned for 3-4 or 4-5yo which is where I've observed gender identity strongly emerging from child's perspective. I will be inclined to choose 'not assessed' since gender is fluid and it is a lot to put on providers, not to mention toddlers/preschoolers to determine based on traditional expectations.

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