Office of Early Childhood
Supplementary Materials
- Weather Chart
- Table Washing Procedures
- Diapering Procedures
- Diapering Procedures Poster
- Hand Washing Procedures
- Hand Washing Poster
- USDA Meal Guidelines, 0-2 Years
- USDA Meal Guidlines 1-12 Years
Caring for our Children: National Health and Safety Standards
National Program for Playground Safety Standards
Environment Rating Scales (ERS) Training
The early childhood care and education field in Nebraska continually strives to improve the quality of programs for young children and their families. The use of environment rating scales is a widely accepted method of evaluating and improving the quality of home- and center-based programs.
Environment Rating Scales is broadly defined and currently includes Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R), Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ITERS-R), and the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale-Revised (FCCERS-R).
Training by Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) staff on the Environment Rating Scales is designed for early childhood educators working in Nebraska and is for the purpose of quality program improvement of Nebraska early childhood programs. This training by NDE is not endorsed by the Environment Rating Scale Institute (ERSI) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Staff of the ERSI, and their associates, are the only authorized trainers on the Environment Rating Scales.
2013 Training
| April 16, 17 & 18 North Platte Registration Form |
| June 11, 12 & 13 Omaha Registration Form |
| October 1, 2 & 3 Grand Island Registration Form |
| November 4, 5, 6 & 7 Lincoln Registration Form |
| December 3, 4 & 5 South Sioux City Registration Form |
Practice using the Environment Rating Scales
Nebraska Reliability Training
For more information on this training, contact Jessica La Chere at 402-557-6889 or 800-89-CHILD, Mary Beth Pistillo at 402-557-6893 or Linda Meyers at 402-471-2980.