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Objective: To determine the interrater reliability of the Preschool Movement Assessment (PMA), a unique field‐based assessment tool for use by early childhood professionals in preschool settings. Methods: A total of 123 preschool children, aged 3–5years, were assessed by 6 trained raters using the PMA tool in an intervention. Interrater agreement on individual items of the PMA was determined using the kappa (&kgr;) and intraclass correlation coefficient statistics. Results: Weighted &kgr; values were 0.82–0.96, indicating excellent agreement for all constructs of the PMA. The 95% confidence intervals indicated that all weighted &kgr;'s were statistically significant. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the PMA total score was 0.97. Conclusions and Implications: After additional developmental research, the tool might serve to establish and support a minimum level of functional movements that should be attained before a child enters grade school.