1. Attend
BAS Reliability Training and achieve 85% or higher reliability on an assessment of learning outcomes.
BAS Reliability Training Agenda.
2. Complete the online
BAS Assessor Certification Application and pay the $300 application fee.
3. Within three months of your participation in the BAS Reliability Training, conduct a BAS assessment of two family child care programs. Be sure to follow
these certification requirements when selecting the two centers.
- At the conclusion of each visit, give the provider the
Assessment Feedback Form—Provider along with a stamped envelope addressed to the McCormick Center.
- Complete the
Assessment Feedback Form—Assessor.
- Submit original BAS Books of the two completed BAS assessments, the Provider Qualifications Worksheets, and the Assessment Feedback Form—Assessor to the McCormick Institute.
- Individuals who have reached this step may find the following
resources useful as they conduct BAS assessments.
4. Use
this document to ensure you have all the required materials for your submission. Links to forms you will need to complete can be found below. Once all required materials are received, the two assessments will be reviewed, and a feedback form for each assessment will be generated. Upon satisfactory review of the completed BAS assessments, BAS Certification will be awarded. In addition to your certification, you will receive a computer-generated BAS Report for each of the programs assessed. Assessors who are deferred will have an opportunity to conduct another assessment for review within two months.
