According to Gipps (1994), appraisal can be defined as the use of a wide range of methods used to evaluate performance, outcomes and needs, including formal tests and examinations, evaluation practical and oral evaluation and observation in class. Evaluation strategies can be described as a process that organizes actions and ideas, usually step by step, that help guide professionals in carrying out an evaluation. Evaluation can be classified as formative, summative, diagnostic and evaluative. Formative assessment, which is the ongoing use of assessment to guide the teaching and learning process, allows positive student outcomes to be recognized and informs decisions made about the next appropriate stage of learning. Summative evaluation is the one that usually takes place at the end of a learning program to verify what has been learned and what level the student has reached. It records the student's overall performance in an orderly manner. Diagnostic assessment is usually conducted to ascertain the student's strengths and weaknesses and to identify any difficulties in the learning or teaching process. Evaluative assessment is used to ascertain the success of a particular context, professional, or incidence; therefore the focus is not on the individual student or learner but on the overall results of a group of students (Glasgow & Hicks, 2009). Inclusion is seen as a universal human right. The purpose of inclusion is to embrace all people regardless of race, gender, disability, medical or other need, removing barriers to ensure equal access and opportunity and eliminating discrimination. Inclusive practice is about ensuring...... at the heart of the paper ...... children's needs, interests, achievements and opinions of their family, rather than following a pre-determined curriculum independently of the individual, It is vital to implement respectful and holistic assessment. While observation as an assessment strategy relies heavily on trusting trained professionals to make observations reliably and without bias, provided this is the case, observation can be a reliable, valid, respectful and inclusive strategy. Furthermore, since early years caregivers are believed to adequately provide for the social, emotional and physical care needs of some of the most vulnerable members of our society, children, it is not condescending to doubt the ability of caregivers to provide educational stimulation and the evaluation required? furthermore, placing on them the burden of proof of every achievement achieved by each individual child?