A High quality
preschool assessment tool should assess the areas of:§
emotional
development, 
§ social
development
§ cognitive
abilities,
§ language
development
§ motor
skills
§ sensory
patterns development
A High quality
preschool assessment tool should be performed:
§
as directed play
§ as
non-directed play (authentic/natural)
§ as
interactions between the child & parent(s) and the test
administrator
§ within
the natural setting of the child