Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS–EC)

By (author) Iram Siraj,Kathy Sylva,Brenda Taggart,Denise Kingston

ISBN13: 9781032460420

Imprint: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Published: 25/07/2025

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Description
The Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS–EC) is designed to measure the quality of support for literacy, mathematics, and science in pre-school settings. Although different curricular frameworks are used around the world, there is increasing agreement that emerging academic skills should be supported by a playful pedagogy. The ECQRS–EC substantially updates the ECERS–E, which was the first observational scale to focus directly on the development of emergent academic skills. This evidence-based tool also includes a subscale dedicated to diversity and inclusion to help educators support gender and cultural differences in children aged 3–6 years old who are developing at different rates. This revised quality rating scale recognises the important role of the adult in providing children with high-quality interactions and can be used for research, teacher self-evaluation, and programme improvement, audit and regulation.
Introduction to the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale-Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC) The underlying principles of the ECQRS-EC Rationale for the development of new items and indicators in the ECQRS-EC Content of the ECQRS-EC Preparing to use the ECQRS-EC Conducting the observation Scoring the scales ECQRS-EC and the ‘spirit of the scales’ Making judgements Use of supplementary (non-observation) evidence Score sheet, joint observations sheets, and profile Content of the scales Subscale 1: Language and Emergent Literacy Items 1 Environmental Print: Letters and words 2 Book and literacy areas 3 Adults reading with children 4 Sounds in words 5 Emergent writing/mark making 6 Talking and listening 7 Words and sentences Subscale 2: Emergent Mathematics Items 8 Counting and the application of counting 9 Understanding and representing number 10 Maths talk and thinking mathematically 11a Mathematical Activities: Shape 11b Mathematical Activities: Sorting, matching, and comparing 11c Mathematical Activities: Subitising Subscale 3: Emergent Science Items 12 Natural materials 13 Areas featuring science/science resources 14 Developing scientific thinking and the scientific process 15a Science Activities: Non-living 15b Science Activities: Living processes 15c Science Activities: Food preparation Subscale 4: Supporting Diversity and Inclusion Items 16 Planning for and supporting individual learning needs 17 Gender equality and awareness 18 Race equality and awareness The ECQRS-EC information sheet Rough plan of indoor and outdoor areas being observed Score sheets Joint observation/inter-rater reliability for the ECQRS-EC ECQRS-EC Profile References
  • Organization & management of education
  • Pre-school & kindergarten
  • Professional & Vocational
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