ocument Children’s Day – Kodomo no Hi (Japan) Learning with Our Free Learning Story Pack!

Children’s Day, known as Kodomo no Hi in Japan, is a meaningful opportunity to explore childhood, family, celebration, culture, strength, hope and belonging in respectful and engaging ways within the early years environment.

This special celebration honours children’s happiness, wellbeing and growth, and offers practitioners a valuable opportunity to help children learn about cultural traditions, family connections and celebrations from around the world.

This free pack has been created to help practitioners document children’s learning, conversations and discoveries as they take part in experiences inspired by Kodomo no Hi.

Capture children’s emerging understanding as they explore celebration, identity, family, colourful symbols, creativity, belonging and the importance of recognising children as capable, valued and full of potential.

This pack can support practitioners to record children’s voice, learning and participation as they engage in experiences linked to identity, culture, diversity, inclusion, belonging, wellbeing and community.
Created with EYFS practice in England in mind, these pages support ongoing observations, professional judgement, and parent-sharing while keeping records purposeful (not paperwork-heavy), with space to capture what the child did, the learning noticed, and possible next steps linked to your provision

Ideal for nurseries, pre-schools, Reception and childminders.

What’s included

• Learning Journey Page 1: Photos + Learning Journey Narrative + optional Child’s Voice
• Learning Journey Page 2: Observation Notes, EYFS Areas of Learning (Prime + Specific), Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning, Assessment (what this tells us), Next Steps for the child, How we will support (adult role/enabling environment), Parent/Carer Voice, Key Person Reflection
• EYFS Quick Reference (England) page
  Sample “What to write” guide (shows exactly how to complete each section)
  Why practitioners love it

Clear, consistent documentation that’s quick to complete Helps show the link between observation → assessment → next steps Family-friendly layout that supports meaningful home–setting connections
Aligned to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework (England).