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SACERS was developed for use with children aged between five and 12 years. It addresses diversity through cultural awareness. It also assesses ethnic, linguistic, gender role, cultural, and racial diversity of toys, books, and pictorial materials. It also assesses encouragement of acceptance and understanding of children with differences as modelled by staff. Provisions for children with special needs are also considered in the scale. The key constructs and scoring of measure are categorised into seven subscales. The Likert-scale score is from one (inadequate) to seven (excellent).
5.5.1 Seven Subscales in SACERS
Like two other standards discussed earlier, SACERS has seven subscales (along with their own respective items) as follows (Cryer & Clifford, 2007):
1. Space and Furnishings:
• Indoor space;
• Space for gross motor activities;
• Space for privacy
• Room arrangement;
• Furnishings for routine care;
• Furnishings for learning and recreational activities;
• Furnishings for relaxation and comfort;
• Furnishings for gross motor activities;
• Access to host facilities;
• Space to meet personal needs of staff; and
• Space to meet professional needs of staff.
2. Health and Safety:
• Health policy;
• Health practices;
TOPIC 5 MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY ENVIRONMENT IN  EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE)
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SCHOOL AGE CARE ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE (SACERS)
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