THE ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALES IN RESEARCH

The ECERS-R is probably best known for its use in the Effective Provision of Pre-school Education Project (EPPE), where it underpinned the research on the relationships between quality provision in the early years and children’s later development. The EPPE team also developed a UK extension to the ECERS-R (the ECERS-E) to provide greater depth of assessment in some of the more ‘educational’ aspects of provision.

The Environment Rating Scales have also been used in other large UK research studies, for example the Evaluation of the Graduate Leader Fund, the National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS), and the Evaluation of the Early Education Pilot for Two Year Old Children.

The Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) Project
Sylva, K., Melhuish, E.C, Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I. & Taggart, B. (2004) The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project: Final Report, London: DfES/ IoE, University of London.http://k1.ioe.ac.uk/schools/ecpe/eppe/index.htm

Improving Quality in the Early Years

Mathers,S., Singler, R., and Karemaker, A. (2012) Improving Quality in the Early Years: a comparison of perspectives and measures. University of Oxford, Daycare Trust and A+ Education. http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/research/fell/research/improving-quality-in-the-early-years/

Evaluation of the Graduate Leader Fund

Mathers, S., Ranns, H., Karemaker, J., Moody, A., Sylva, K., Graham, J. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2011) National Evaluation of the Graduate Leader Fund: Impact Study Final Report. London: DfE. https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/DFE-RR144

Evaluation of the Early Education Pilot for Two Year Old Children

Smith, Purdon, Mathers, Sylva, Schneider, La Valle, Wollny, Owen, Bryson and Lloyd (2009) Early Education Pilot for Two Year Old Children Evaluation. DCSF Research Report RR134.
https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationdetail/page1/DCSF-RR134

National Evaluation of the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative (NNI)

Mathers, S. and Sylva, K. (2007) National Evaluation of the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative: The Relationship Between Quality and Children's Behavioural Development, London: DfES
https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/SSU/2007/FR/022

Quality of Childcare in the Millennium Cohort Study (QCSMCS)

Mathers, S., Sylva, K. and Joshi, H. (2007) Quality of Childcare Settings in the Millennium Cohort Study: Final Report, London: DfES
https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/RSG/EarlyYearseducationandchildcare/Page11/SSU/2007/FR/025