How To Use The Digital Infant and Toddler Classroom Environment Checklist (CEC)?

The CEC is a 22-item observation tool. The CEC captures the presence and quality level of important areas of the classroom.

It is designed to:

Help teachers evaluate their classroom environment
Change agent for teachers
Tool for coaches to track change over time
Provides direction for coaching
Supports accountability and meeting expectations

It will evaluate the 6 main delivery observation areas:

Arrangement of Indoor Space and Organization
Environmental Supports for Cognitive Development
Environmental Supports for Language and Literacy Development
Environmental Supports for Social and Emotional Development
Environmental Supports for Motor Development
Outdoor Learning Environment

The CEC uses a 3-point rating scale:

1 – low
2 – moderate
3 – high item

Each rating has a description.
The marked rating indicates that every part of the description is visible in the classroom.

Prerequisites

You must be logged in to CLI Engage

In the QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION section of CLI Engage, you must see Classroom Observation Tool. If you do not see this option then, open a help ticket.

You must be assigned to the class, school, or district, depending on the type of desired report and your account type

Instructions

Login to CLI Engage. Locate the Green Banner labeled: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION
Locate the Infant & Toddler Classroom Environment Checklist Tab
Use the search feature to find your Teacher.
Click the “Search in existing CEC” to locate a completed CEC.
Use the Play Icon to start a new CEC or click on the date to load an existing one.
When starting a new CEC indicate the Assessment date and if it is BOY, MOY, or EOY.
Even if a Teacher starts mid-year, a BOY assessment must be completed first.
Be sure to remember that the CEC uses a 3-point scale rating.
- 1 – low
- 2 – moderate
- 3 – high item
Some items are Toddler or Infant Only. Those items have an N/A option for observers to use for the appropriate age of classroom they are observing.
Also, each rating has a description.
The marked rating indicates that every part of the description is visible in the classroom.
The example links provide photographs of “level 3 – high item” ratings.
Each line item must be rated to complete the form.
Additional comments may also be noted at the bottom of the page.
If you need more guidance on how to use the tool during an observation, you can refer to the instructions linked at the top of the tool.
After completing all of the line items, click on “Submit”.
Then, click “Go to CEC Report”.
Click “Generate CEC Report PDF file”.

If you need any further support, please submit a help ticket.