Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (Third Edition)

Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (Third Edition)The long anticipated new version of the internationally recognized Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, ECERS 3focuses on the full range of needs of preschool and kindergarten aged children. This widely used, comprehensive 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 ECERS 3 also

The long-anticipated new version of the internationally recognized Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, ECERS-3focuses on the full range of needs of preschool- and kindergarten-aged children. This widely used, comprehensive 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

ECERS-3 also includes additional Items assessing developmentally appropriate literacy and math activities.

Designed for preschool, kindergarten, and child care classrooms serving children 3 through 5 years of age, ECERS-3:

• Provides a smooth transition for those already using ECERS-R.


• Emphasizes the role of the teacher in creating an environment conducive to developmental gains.


• Is designed to predict child outcomes more accurately and with greater precision.


• Provides a stronger method of distinguishing between good and truly excellent programs.


• Offers a complete training program with ongoing support available at the Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) website

ECERS-3 is appropriate for state and district-wide QRIS and continuous improvement; program evaluation by directors and supervisors; teacher self-evaluation; monitoring by agency staff; and teacher education. The established reliability and long term evidence of validity of the ERS family of instruments make this new version of ECERS particularly useful for RTTT-ELC accountability and research.

Suitable for use in inclusive and culturally diverse programs, ECERS-3 subscales evaluate:

• Space and Furnishings


• Personal Care Routines


• Language and Literacy


• Learning Activities


• Interaction


• Program Structure