Elevate Your ECE Impact with
Branagh Group Training

Branagh Group Training offers high-quality professional development created in partnership with trusted ECE experts, including Debby Cryer (Environment Rating Scale® co-author) and Stephanie Curenton (developmental psychologist and founder of Early Learning Access). We combine high-quality instructional design with a deep commitment to meaningful results.

Our research-backed course content is rooted in best practices and real-world outcomes.

Asynchronous Online Training

LearnERS™ Online

Developed in partnership with ERS® co-author Debby Cryer, LearnERS is online professional development based on the ERS Family of Products.

LearnERS is a cost-effective way to deepen your understanding of the ECERS™, ITERS™, and FCCERS™ leading to improved quality.

  • Target quality improvement for specific areas based on the ERS
  • See what quality looks like in practice with visual examples from actual programs
  • Create a personal journal to reinforce your learning and guide quality improvement goals
  • Earn IACET CEUs and CDA training hours
  • Prepare for NAFCC Accreditation with FCCERS courses
  • Access courses in English or Spanish

Choose Individual Courses to start learning.

Explore Course Bundles to strengthen your expertise in specific areas.

Consider Annual Subscriptions to enjoy one year of unlimited access to every course available in a single Scale.

Early Learning Access

Developed in partnership with ELA founder, Dr. Stephanie Curenton, these new courses focus on strategies to enhance classroom equity. equity in the Early Childhood environment.

Dr. Curenton is a highly regarded developmental psychologist who studies the social, cognitive, and language development of marginalized children.

In the coming months, we’re launching interactive courses based on:

  • Conversation Compass – Preschool
    Ensure all children have access to rich, stimulating classroom conversations
  • Assessing Classroom Sociocultural Equity Scale (ACSES) Practitioner
    Create equitable environments that support all children

Courses will award IACET CEUs.

ERSI Introductory 101s

ERSI’s Introductory 101 Courses build a foundational understanding of the Environment Rating Scale (ERS) Family of Products.

These 5-hour introductory courses focus on the structure and scoring of an individual scale (ECERS, ITERS, FCCERS, or SACERS™) and award CEUs.

Each course provides:

  • An overview of the basic needs of children and how the scale addresses them
  • A detailed explanation of the scoring system
  • Definitions of frequently-used ERS terms
  • Scoring practice with sample situations & classroom video segments

Courses are available in English and Spanish.

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