Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL. Learn More. >
Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL. Learn More. >Observations of at least three children need to include a minimum of three of the following activities:
TPITOS is appropriate for use in center–based programs serving infants and toddlers.
Information gathered during an observation using the TPITOS instrument can be used by the program to help identify strengths in interactions and environmental arrangements to support positive behavior, as well as areas for growth in practices that support children’s positive behavior in the classroom. It can also be used to help create the program’s continuous quality improvement plan.
External TPITOS assessments are conducted by a reliable TPITOS assessor from the Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team.
Internal TPITOS assessments are conducted by the program’s internal assessment (IA) team. The program’s IA team partners with the Quality Coach and TPITOS Assessor when planning for and conducting internal assessment and when analyzing the information collected during the internal assessment process. Please see How to Conduct an Internal Assessment Using the TPITOS for detailed information on using TPITOS for internal assessment.
