Required Documentation for Assessment Tool Certified Users

The Aspire Registry verifies qualifications for assessment tools used to evaluate early childhood programs and professionals. Listed below are some of the tools frequently used when assessing the quality of early childhood programs. If you are a trainer or consultant who has been certified as a reliable user of one or more of these assessment tools, you can indicate this on your Aspire Profile.  the Aspire Registry requires you to submit documentation to verify that you have been deemed reliable for each assessment tool.

Once verified, this information will appear on your profile in the New York Works for Children Trainer Directory.

ASSESSMENT TOOL	REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ITERS-R)	Letter from The Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) demonstrating reliability on the ITERS-R tool. For more information on how to be certified as a reliable user, please click here.
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS – R)	Letter from The Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) demonstrating reliability on the ECERS-R tool. For more information, please click here.
Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS – R)	Letter from The Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) demonstrating reliability on the FCCERS-R tool. For more information, please click here.
School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS)	Letter from The Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) demonstrating reliability on the SACERS tool. For more information, please click here.
The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) for PRE-K	Copy of current Pre-K Teachstone Certified CLASS™ Observer Certificate. For more information, click here.
The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) for K-3	Copy of current K-3 Teachstone Certified CLASS™ Observer Certificate. For more information, click here.
HighScope Preschool Quality Assessment (PQA) Tool	Copy of HighScope's Program Quality Assessment Reliability Certificate. For more information, click here.
Business Administration Scale (BAS)	Copy of current BAS assessor certification. For more information, click here.
Program Administration Scale (PAS)	Copy of Current PAS Assessor Certification. For more information, click here.
Program for Infant and Toddler Care-Program Assessment Rating Scale (PITC-PARS)	Copy of Certificate indicating reliability from West-Ed. For more information, click here.
Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT)	Copy of Certificate of Completion from Teaching Pyramid Research Project: TPOT Reliability Training. For more information, click here or here.
Teaching Pyramid Infant–Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS)	Copy of Certificate of Completion from Teaching Pyramid Research Project: TPITOS Reliability Training. For more information, click here or here.