Skip to main content

Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale®, Third Edition (ECERS-3)



ECERS-3™ Third Edition
Item: 28800
$28.95


Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3), Third Edition

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 young children. It also emphasizes the role of the teacher in creating an environment conducive to developmental gains. However, this new version of the ECERS is designed to predict child outcomes with greater accuracy and precision. It also provides a stronger means of distinguishing between quality and higher-quality programs. Ongoing support for ECERS-3 users is found on the Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) website - visit www.ersi.info to learn more.

Previous Edition

ECERS-R™ Spiral Bound Edition
ECERS-R™ Spiral Bound Edition
Item: 11841
In Stock
$28.95
This widely used program quality assessment instrument is designed for preschool, kindergarten, and child care classrooms serving children 2.5 through 5 years of age. It can be used by program directors for supervision and program improvement, by teaching staff for self-assessment, by agency staff for monitoring, and in teacher training programs. The established reliability and validity of the ECERS-R™ make it particularly useful for research and program evaluation.

Related Products

All About The ECERS-R™ - Book
All About The ECERS-R™ - Book
Item: 46796
In Stock
$49.95
Step by step instruction on how to design a quality day care environment. Should be used side by side with ECERS-R™, the scale used to develop and quantify quality standards in the USA, Canada and abroad. Includes The How, What and Why for each indicator, seven sub-scale items, step-by-step instructions, and over 700 color photos. 441 pages.
ITERS-R™ Spiral Bound
ITERS-R™ Spiral Bound
Item: 10308
In Stock
$28.95
This revised version offers practical assistance in the form of Notes for Clarification and an Expanded Score Sheet to simplify scoring. The items and indicators are the same as in the original version. Assess the quality of infant and toddler classrooms and enhance program development with charts detailing levels of quality from inadequate to excellent. Explanatory notes appear on facing pages. Scoring sheets and ITERS-R™ Profile included.
All About The ITERS-R™ - Book
All About The ITERS-R™ - Book
Item: 11647
In Stock
$49.95
This resource guide should be used with the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale®-revised edition. It explains why each item is important, what is needed to meet the requirements for all items, and how to score. Over 800 color photographs taken in child care settings are presented in this text of 465 pages. We have also developed a classroom list to correlate with ITERS-R™ (sold separately).
School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale® - Updated Edition
School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale® - Updated Edition
Item: 27946
In Stock
$28.95
What are the components of high-quality after-school care for children ages 5-12? How can we evaluate these programs? These are the challenges facing caregivers, schools, agencies, and parents as after-school programs proliferate. The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale®, Updated Edition provides an easy-to-use resource for defining and assessing the quality of both public and private programs caring for school-age children during out-of-school time. This updated, spiral-bound edition is… More »
FCCERS-R™ - Revised Edition Spiral Bound
FCCERS-R™ - Revised Edition Spiral Bound
Item: 13598
In Stock
$28.95
The increasing concern over the effect of child care on children's lives has focused attention on the quality of that care. Since most out-of-home care is provided in family child care homes, the need has grown for an accessible, reliable, and thorough means of assessing the quality and suitability of such settings. Developed through lengthy field testing, research, and revision, the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale consists of 32 items, organized under six major headings: Space and… More »


ERS® and Environment Rating Scale® are registered trademarks of Teachers College, Columbia University.