ERS-3 is used across the country in Quality Recognition Improvement Systems like Great Start to Quality and in all child care program types serving a variety of age groups. Learn more about why ERS-3 is a great tool for program quality improvement below.

Please browse all of our free resources including scoresheets, handwashing guidance, diapering procedures, meal guidelines, playground guidelines, and supplementary notes to update your 3rd edition of the ERS scales: ITERS-3, ECERS-3, FCCERS-3.

ECERS-3™ Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale®, 3 rd ed. -- A thorough revision of the ECERS-R™, designed to assess group programs for preschool-kindergarten aged children, from 3 through 5 years of age. Total scale consists of 35 items. Read More

The Third Edition of the ECERS is a major revision that introduces innovations in both the content and administration of the scale while retaining the continuity of the two principal characteristics of the ECERS, namely its comprehensive or global definition of quality and the reliance on observation as the primary source of information on which...

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Scale book: ITERS-3 (Infant/Toddler ERS), ECERS-3 (Early Childhood ERS), or FCCERS-3 (Family Child Care ERS). Home-Based Child Care. Indoor space and furnishings for children and adults are sufficient. Space is in good repair, clean and well-maintained. Some adult seating is available for routine care. ITERS only.

ERS can be used in all early childhood and school-age settings. The age specific ERS instruments used in Pennsylvania include: ITERS-3: Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale – Third Edition (birth-36 months) ECERS-3: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale – Third Edition (37 months -K)

The third edition of the ECERS is designed to assess the quality of care for center-based programs serving children ages 3-5. The ECERS-3 published 2015, is the second major revision of this scale, with the original scale published in 1980 and a …

The third edition of the internationally-recognized Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (known as the ECERS-3) focuses on the full range of needs of preschool- and kindergarten-aged children. This comprehensive assessment tool measures environmental factors as well as teacher-child interactions that affect the broad developmental needs of ...

Courses available in English and Spanish for ECERS-3, ECERS-R, ITERS-3, ITERS-R, FCCERS-3, FCCERS-R, & SACERS-U. Participants’ questions answered by the authors and their staff via email. Interactive learning activities guide participants in the use of the printed Scales. The courses are five hours in length.