prompted Priya Dhanda, deputy manager of LEYF's Noah's Ark in Tower
Hamlets, to reorganise her setting.
Environment Rating Scales are used to chart the quality of a child's environment. There are four, each designed for a different age group. The course, delivered by A+ Education on behalf of Tower Hamlets Council, covered the Infant-Toddler Environment Rating Scale (birth to 30 months) and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (30 months to five years).
The scales provide a snapshot of provision on a particular day, evaluating quality through a comprehensive rating system. They apply in early years settings and schools, out-of-school provision and childminders, and are based on 43 items organised into seven sub-scales covering space and furnishings, personal care, routines, listening and talking, activities, interaction, programme, structure, parents and staff. Each area is given a grade.
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