Describes whether the organization has assessed the quality of the learning environment for children or learners who used the organization's products/services as of the end of the reporting period.
Learning Environment Quality Assessment (PD0754)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Learning Environment Quality Assessment (PD0754). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including which tools or methodologies were used to assess the quality of the learning environment. Organizations are also encouraged to footnote details about the frequency with which they conduct such assessments.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture whether the organization has evaluated the quality of the learning environment it provides.
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Organizations should use existing, validated processes or structural measures, such as Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, or ECERS (https://ers.fpg.unc.edu/scales-early-childhood-environment-rating-scale-third-edition); Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, or FCCERS (https://www.ersi.info/fccers.html); Classroom Assessment Scoring System, or CLASS (https://teachstone.com/class/); or the StimQ-Preschool (https://med.nyu.edu/pediatrics/developmental/sites/default/files/developmental/stimqp_manual.pdf), to assess quality in home or childcare environments, selecting such measures as suit the specific project context.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.4
Quality Education
- SDG Target 4.1
- SDG Target 4.2
- SDG Target 4.3
- SDG Target 4.4
- SDG Target 4.5
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
New metric. Learning Environment Quality Assessment (PD0754) was developed via the IRIS+ Education Expert Subgroup.