Infant/Toddler
Environment Rating
Scale
By: Anahi Calderon
Overview
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Assess program quality in early childhood for children from birth to age 3
ITERS-3 consists of 33 items and 6 subscales
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Lets children experience high-quality life
Key aspects of the ITERS-3
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Space and Furnishings
Personal Care Routines
Language and Books
Activities
Interaction
Program Structure
Environment
Curriculum
Schedule
Supervision and Interaction
Primarily done through observation
Strengths and Challenges
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Use of indicators for evaluation of
classroom observation
Expands the age range for more
appropriate classrooms
Scores provide a complete view of
quality and clearer guidance for
improvement quality
ITERS-R —> ITERS-3 allows for more
accurate scores
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No subscale on staff or parents
Scoring is a set of yes/no indicators
Scoring is based on 1-7 point item
scores on the indicator scores
Meetings the needs of infants and
toddler in a group setting
Tool Design
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ITERS-3 is designed to measure the guide to program improvement
The use of the indicators us evaluated to the basic classroom observation
Birth to age 3 gives a better match for structuring early childhood programs in the U.S
Indicators should be scored beyond the item score to gather a complete view of quality
and clearer guidance on quality improvement
Utilization of ITERS-3
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Asses overall child care programs for infants and toddlers
Reliance on Observation
An assessment of classroom quality
Structuring the classroom to enhance the quality of learning for children
Ensuring the needs of children birth to age 3 are being met through developmentally
appropriate activities
Data Collected
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Extensive Research in the U.S has documented the reliability and validity of the scores in
the ITERS-3
Studies show measures of quality and of children’s concurrent and long-term cognitive,
language, and social-emotional outcomes
Observations of young children birth to age 3
The scores of items and subscales gieve an overview of program quality and learning
experiences for children