The tool contains 23 items in a game-style format that children find fun and engaging. The children are assessed one at a time, in a quiet, appropriate space at their ECD centre or elsewhere. Data capture on the ELOM 4&5 is fully digitised using Survey CTOa digital platform that allows you to collect high-quality data using mobile phones, tablets, or computers, even when you’re offline (on an appropriate tablet). Instructions for assessors are colour-coded for ease of use, and stop rules are hard coded into the tool in such a way that if the child does not succeed on a specific item, the system automatically progresses to the next relevant item.