Early Childhood Education

For preschool- and kindergarten-aged children, this widely assessment tool measures both environmental provisions and teacher–child interactions that affect the broad developmental needs of young children, including: cognitive, social-emotional, physical, & health and safety needs. The publisher site has a PDF version of the scoresheet.

The ECERS-E is an instrument for measuring quality in literacy, numeracy, science and diversity as observable in pre-school in relation to child cognitive and social/behavioural developmental outcomes for children age 3-5. This book offers guidance on providing a quality environment in which young children and their learning can flourish.
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This assessment tool focuses on the full range of needs of infants and toddlers up to 36 months of age and provides a framework for improving program quality. The publisher site has a PDF version of the scoresheet.

An assessment tool for use in home-based child care programs for children from infancy through school age (birth through age 12). The publisher site has a PDF version of the scoresheet.

A tool for evaluating after-school care for children ages 5–12 used for both public and private programs. The publisher site has a PDF version of the scoresheet and training materials

The PAS is designed to measure and improve the leadership and management practices of center-based programs.

A tool for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings.

The SSTEW Scale assesses process quality of an early years education environment and pedagogy. It promotes practice where staff provide sensitive, responsive relationships and high-quality interactions, which includes supporting children's social, emotional and communication skills.

A method of measuring the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active.

Best practices for coaches to use in their work with teachers and administrators to help them improve classrooms and teaching practices, including guidance and activities for facilitating group meetings, professional learning communities, and staff workshops. This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Funded by EMU Student Government

Readers will find an in-depth description of both the conceptual model underlying the ECERS-3 and innovative ways of analyzing data for a fuller understanding of what can be done with the scale and why it is integral to the evaluation of early care and education. This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Funded by EMU Student Government

Demonstrates how to use the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised Edition (ECERS-R).

Demonstrates how to use the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale®--Revised Edition (ITERS-R).