School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (Sacers Spiral Edition)

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For example, there are 5 infant and toddler classrooms and 9 preschool classrooms. This means that 5 assessments are needed in total. These will include 3 ECERS-R and 2 ITERS-R assessments. For example, if a facility has 1-4 preschool classrooms then 1 ECERS-R assessment is needed. However, if there are 5, 6, or 7 preschool classrooms then 2 ECERS-R assessments are needed. School age children need to be in care for at least two hours each afternoon before a SACERS-U assessment can be completed. Beyond that consider the following: 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. How is it decided how many assessments are needed and which classrooms are assessed in a child care center?

Most important, the SACERS is an adaptation of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) (Harms & Clifford, 1980). The SACERS is similar in format to the ECERS, the Family Day Care Rating Scale (FDCRS) (Harms & Clifford, 1989), and the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) (Harms, Cryer, & Clifford, 1990), but the content is specific to the school-age care group.For example, there are 5 infant and toddler classrooms and 5 preschool classrooms. This means that 3 assessments are needed in total. These will include 1 ECERS-R and 2 ITERS-R assessments. The smallest number of children that can be assessed is two and if only two children are enrolled, then both must be present during the assessment. If only one child is enrolled, an assessment will not occur. The Scale consists of 47 items, including 6 supplementary items for programs enrolling children with disabilities. The Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale®, 3 rd ed. -- A thorough revision of the ITERS-R™, designed to assess group programs for children from birth to 3 years of age. Total scale consists of 33 items. An extension to the ECERS-R (the ECERS-E) was designed by Professor Kathy Sylva, Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford and Brenda Taggart as part of the EPPE Project. It provides greater depth and additional items in four educational aspects of provision :

The Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale®, 3 rd ed. -- A thorough revision of the FCCERS-R™, designed to assess family child care programs conducted in a provider’s home. Total scale consists of 33 items.The ERS are reliable and valid instruments with many uses, including program enhancement, regulation, and research. Designed to assess group-care programs for children of school age, 5 to 12 during their out-of-school time.

For example, there is one toddler room, one preschool room, and one afterschool group. An ITERS-R, ECERS-R, and SACERS-U assessment will be needed, so each room will be assessed. Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Revised - Multi-age care for children birth through 12 years old, located in a home environment Environment Rating Scales Institute: You will find additional resources and more information about each of the tools. https://www.ersi.info/index.htmlParticipate in a “self-assessment” before the scheduled assessment. Likewise, if the program has been previously assessed, review of the earlier assessment report(s) can be helpful. Remember to pay attention to items that scored high, and not only any lower scoring items, to make sure the same strong characteristics are present in the areas that scored well before. The assessment report includes a section called "Summary of Indicators Not Receiving Credit" that identifies every indicator where requirements were not met. This can help identify indicators beyond a lower scoring indicator or even those at the 7 level, where additional consideration may be helpful in improving children's experiences. When buying partner items like this one, your contract of sale will be with our Range Plus Partner instead of us. Progressive Training and TA Program: Programs an opportunity to participate in focused and facilitated training and technical assistance. Progressive programs receive individualized technical assistance to improve program quality.