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

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Assessors may also take photographs of the indoor/outdoor spaces and materials as part of their documentation. ECERS-3: Designed to be used with one classroom at a time with the majority of the children (75%) between the ages of 3 (three) to 5 (five) years. However, it is important to remember that as two-year-olds mature, these additional materials are developmentally appropriate, and necessary to maintain and stimulate children's interest. Programs may be concerned that a classroom will suddenly change from an ITERS-R classroom into an ECERS-R classroom because of one child’s birth date. The ERS are structured, observation based classroom assessments that providecomprehensive coverage of the environment experienced by children (e.

Each of the three basic components of quality care manifests itself in tangible forms in the program's environment, curriculum, schedule, supervision and interaction, and can be observed. If less than half of the children are present, the assessor will ask the teacher and/or director whether more children are expected to arrive.Theses are organized into 7 (seven) different subscales based on what is most likely to be found under similar circumstances. ITERS-3: Designed to use with one class at a time with the majority of children (75%) between the ages birth through 3 (three) years. How is it decided how many assessments are needed and which classrooms are assessed in a child care center? For after school assessments, assessors may conduct an interview before children arrive as well as a post-assessment interview. The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale® -- An updated edition of the SACERS™ designed to assess before and after school group.

When you sign up to all three of our newsletters you’ll get all the information you need to help you make the most of your money, from savings and mortgages to credit cards and insurance.g., 8:00-2:30), wrap-around or before/after care hours operated under the same license will be considered, even if separate fees are required. 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. Our scales define environment in a broad sense and guide the observer to assess the arrangement of space both indoors and outdoors, the materials and activities offered to the children, the supervision and interactions (including language) that occur in the classroom, and the schedule of the day, including routines and activities. Often teachers are concerned that children act differently when there are visitors in the classroom. FCCERS-3: Designed to be used in one family child care home at a time with children between the ages of birth through 12 (twelve) years.

These indicators 'stack up' like building blocks to celebrate strengths and provide signposts to improvement. It is closely linked to the UK ECERS Network – a group of local authorities and other organisations who use the Environment Rating Scales. Intro and Overview of the Environment Rating Scales Trainings: This training is an introduction and overview of the Environment Rating Scales.g. planning for children’s individual learning needs, valuing and respecting other cultures, gender diversity). In our experience, children are often interested in new faces initially, but when their familiar adults are able to go about their day as typical, children settle down very quickly. The SACERS is composed of 43 items grouped under 6 subscales: Space and Furnishings, Health and Safety, Activities, Interactions, Program Structure, and Staff Development. The subscales for SACERS are: Space and Furnishings, Health and Safety, Activities, Interactions, Program Structure, Staff Development and Special Needs Supplementary Items.