Early Data Trends!

Now that several sites have moved through the rating process, we have some data to look at!

The Environment Rating Scale (green FCCERS, yellow ECERS and blue ITERS) has been tough to pass.  Overall, an average of 3.5 is needed to pass the ERS.  Below you will see the average scores we have so far or each of them.

Here are the averages for the green FCCERS (Family Child Care)

Space and Furnishings
	Indoor space use for child care	4.00
	Furniture for routine care, play, and learning	2.00
	Provision for relaxation and comfort	4.57
	Arrangement for indoor space for child care	2.85
	Display for children	3.42
	Space for privacy	3.14
Personal Care Routines
	Greeting/departing	6.14
	Nap/rest	1.16
	Meals/snacks	1.71
	Diapering/toileting	1.71
	Health practices	2,57
	Safety practices	2.57
Listening and Talking
	Helping children understand language	4.71
	Helping children use language	4.14
	Using books	3.14
Activities
	Fine motor	3.14
	Art	3.14
	Music and movement	3.42
	Blocks	3.00
	Dramatic play	4.14
	Math/number	3.57
	Nature/science	4.00
	Sand and water play	3.85
	Promoting acceptance of diversity	3.14
	Use of TV, video, and/or computer	1.00
	Active physical play	2.28
Interaction
	Supervision of play and learning	3.57
	Provider-child interaction	5.00
	Discipline	3.42
	Interactions among children	4.57
Program Structure
	Schedule	3.85
	Free play	3.85
	Group time	4.50
	Provisions for children with disabilities	6.00

Here are the averages for the blue ITERS (Center Infant/Toddler)

Space and Furnishing
	Indoor space	3.45
	Furniture for routine care and play	3.27
	Provision for relaxation and comfort	3.73
	Room arrangement	3.36
	Display for children	4.41
Personal Care Routines
	Greeting / departing	5.09
	Meals / snacks	1.95
	Nap	2.27
	Diapering / toileting	2.18
	Health practices	2.14
	Safety practices	2.64
Listening and Talking
	Helping children understand language	4.41
	Helping children use language	4.68
	Using books	3.32
Activities
	Fine motor	4.14
	Active physical play	3.09
	Art	5.55
	Music and movement	3.18
	Blocks	2.88
	Dramatic play	3.05
	Sand and water play	4.00
	Nature / science	4.55
	Use of TV, video, and/or computers
	Promoting acceptance of diversity	3.68
Interaction
	Supervision of play and learning	4.09
	Peer interaction	5.00
	Staff-child interaction	4.86
	Discipline	3.55
Program Structure
	Schedule	3.77
	Free play	3.68
	Group play activities	4.79
	Provisions for children with disabilities	2.00

And here are the averages so far for the yellow ECERS (Center preschool)

Space and Furnishing
	Indoor space	3.51
	Furniture for care, play and learning	3.07
	Furnishings for relaxation	3.00
	Room arrangement	4.07
	Space for privacy	4.46
	Child-related display	5.07
	Space for gross motor	1.93
	Gross motor equipment	3.24
Personal Care Routines
	Greeting/departing	5.10
	Meals/snacks	2.41
	Nap/rest	2.13
	Toileting/diapering	2.34
	Health practices	2.15
	Safety practices	1.80
Language-Reasoning
	Books and pictures	4.56
	Encouraging children to communicate	5.54
	Using language to develop reasoning skills	3.85
	Informal use of language	5.22
Activities
	Fine motor	4.34
	Art	4.83
	Music / movement	4.95
	Blocks	3.66
	Sand / water	4.73
	Dramatic play	4.00
	Nature / science	4.63
	Math / number	4.49
	Use of TV, video, and/or computers	3.05
	Promoting acceptance of diversity	5.00
Interaction
	Supervision of gross motor activities	3.85
	General supervision of children	4.73
	Discipline	4.34
	Staff-child interactions	6.51
	Interactions among children	6.46
Program Structure
	Schedule	4.63
	Free play	5.15
	Group time	6.22
	Provisions for children with disabilities	5.43