Assessment Resources

MT has assessors who are trained and reliable in the following scales:

• Environment Rating Scales
  • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale - 3rd Edition (ECERS-3)
  • Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale - 3rd Edition (ITERS-3)
  • Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale -3rd Edition (FCCERS-3)

• Program/Business Rating Scales
  • Program Administration Scale (PAS), 2nd & 3rd editions – Centers
  • Business Administration Scale (BAS) – Family/Group

Assessors understand the importance of fairness, and were selected through an application and interview process, and could demonstrate availability and limited conflicts of interest.

• Assessment & Debrief Pilot Project 
• ERS Pilot Project Assessments: What to Expect 
• ERS Pilot Project Family/Group Assessments: What to Expect 
• ERS Pilot Project Debrief: What to Expect 

• ERS Partial Assessments: Items to Score 
• Materials Checklist for FCCERS-3 
• ERS Additional Notes 
• Kaplan Early Learning (resource for materials and environmental design)
• Lakeshore Learning (resource for materials and environmental design)

• ERS Observation Debrief Guide 
• ERS Debrief Summary Form 
• Early Childhood Ecosystem Flyer  (Services available to providers and families)

ERS Resources

• Questions about the Environment Rating Scale Assessment
• Playground safety resources
  • MT Playground Information Sheet
  • Playground Information to Use with the Environment Rating Scales
  • The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Playground Hazards

ERS 3rd Edition Author's Notes & Montana Notes

• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) 3rd Edition
• Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) 3rd Edition
• Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS) 3rd Edition
• ECERS-3 Montana Notes
• ITERS-3 Montana Notes
• FCCERS-3 Montana Notes

PAS/BAS Resources

• Getting Ready for a PAS Assessment
• Getting Ready for a BAS Assessment

PAS/BAS Author Additional and Montana Notes Combined

These versions include both the Authors Notes for Clarification and the Montana Notes. Please note: Montana Notes supersede the Author's Additional Notes. 

• Program Administration Scale Additional Notes
• Business Administration Scale Additional Notes

PAS and BAS Author's Notes

• Program Administration Scale (PAS)
  • PAS Required Documentation Long List
  • PAS Required Documentation Short List
  • PAS Additional Notes Alternative Item 5 - Benefits 
  • PAS File Folder Labels
• Business Administration Scale (BAS)
  • BAS Required Documentation Long List
  • BAS Required Documentation Short List
  • BAS File Folder Labels