The FCCERS-R: Themes in Quality Care and Education for Children from Infancy through School Age in a Provider’s Home. Sylvia Kennedy-Godin September 24, 2020

How does the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale-Revised (FCCERS-R) consider quality in a program designed to meet the needs of children of various ages and abilities? How does it take into account the practical constraints of real life in a family childcare setting? This session unpacks the FCCERS-R: what themes it prioritizes, why, and how providers can design their own plans for quality improvement. Learning Objectives: 1,) Participants will use FCCERS-R indicators to assess several program scenarios. 2) Participants will identify five wise FCCERS-R choices: materials or activities that simultaneously address more than one FCCERS-R indicator. 3) Considering feasibility and fit with their own professional philosophy, participants will write two program quality improvement goals for their own programs.