Environment Rating Scales

The Environment Rating Scales (ERS) are a set of tools that assess the quality of a child care setting. We train early childhood practitioners to use these tools so they can improve their practice. The four scales are:

• Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ITERS-R; for children 6 weeks to 29 months)
• Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale-Revised (FCCERS-R; for children 6 weeks to kindergarten entry)
• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R; for children 30 months to kindergarten entry)
• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ECERS-3; for 3-5 years old)

For each scale, each participant must:

• Complete an 8-hour course
• Participate in two fieldwork days
• Share their observations with a CEED staff member in a formal debriefing session

Training in the ERS is offered upon request. If you would like to learn more or request training, please fill out our interest form.