Well-being

Level Well being Signals
1 Extremely low The child clearly shows signs of discomfort such as crying or screaming. They may look dejected, sad, frightened or angry. The child does not respond to the environment, avoids contact and is withdrawn. The child may behave agressively, hurting him/herself or others.
2 Low The posture, facial expression and actions indicate that the child does not feel at ease. However the signals are less explicit than under level 1 or the sense of discomfort is not expressed the whole time.
3 Moderate The child has a neutral posture. Facial expression and posture show little or no emotion. There are no signs indicating sadness or pleasure, comfort or discomfort.
4 High The child shows obvious signs of satisfaction (as listed under level 5). However, these signals are not constantly present with the same intensity.
5 Extremely high The child looks happy and cheerful, smiles, cries out with pleasure. They may be lively and full of energy. Actions can be spontaneous and expressive. The child may talk to him/herself, play with sounds, hum,sing. The child appears relaxed and does not show any signs of stress or tension. He/she is open and accessible to the environment. The child expresses self-confidence and self-assurance.

Involvement

Level Involvement Signals
1 Extremely low Activity is simple, repetitive and passive. The child seems absent and displays no energy. They may stare into space or look around to see what others are doing.
2 Low Frequently interrupted activity. The child will be engaged in the activity for some of the time they are observed, but there will be moments of non-activity when they will stare into space, or be distracted by what is going on around.
3 Moderate Mainly continuous activity. The child is busy with the activity but at a fairly routine level and there are few signs of real involvement. They make some progress with what they are doing but don't show much energy and concentration and can be easily distracted.
4 High Continuous activity with intense moments. The childs' activity has intense moments and at all times they seem involved. They are not easily distracted.
5 Extremely high The child shows continuous and intense activity revealing hte greatest involvement. They are concentrated, creative, energetic and persistent throughout nearly all the observed period.