Training, Tools, and Learning for Technical Assistance Specialists and Coaches


Tools for Technical Assistant Specialists and Coaches


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Administrator Role Perception Survey (ARPS)

The Administrator Role Perception Survey (ARPS) is designed for administrators of center-based early childhood education centers. Administrators complete the 25-minute survey and are emailed an ARPS Profile within four weeks. The ARPS Profile is intended to serve as a springboard for personal growth and professional development.

Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS)

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) is the first valid and reliable instrument for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings in 10 areas: Qualifications and Professional Development, Income and Benefits, Work Environment, Fiscal Management, Recordkeeping, Risk Management, Provider-Family Communication, Family Support and Engagement, Marketing and Community Relations, and Provider as Employer.

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Program Administration Scale, 3rd edition (PAS-3)

The Program Administration Scale, 3rd edition (PAS-3) offers center-based administrators and those who support them a valid, reliable, and easy-to-use tool to help measure and target improvements in Whole Leadership practices.  This valuable tool includes 25 items clustered in 9 subscales, which measure the Whole Leadership functions of center-based early care and education programs. The PAS-3 is applicable for multiple uses: program self-improvement, technical assistance, professional development, quality monitoring, research, evaluation, and public awareness. 


Please contact us at PAS.BAS@nl.edu for more information.

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