Table 1. Developmental domains, subdomains and activity items of Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030)²⁶.

Domain	Subdomain	Activity item
Health	Gross motor development	Can walk on an uneven surface. Can jump up with both feet leaving the ground.
	Fine motor development	Can dress themselves without help. Can fasten and unfasten buttons without help.
Learning	Expressive language	Can say 10 or more words. Can speak using sentences of 3 or more words. Can speak using sentences of 5 or more words. Can correctly use pronouns like ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘she’ or ‘he’.
	Literacy	Can consistently name an object. Can recognise at least 5 letters of the alphabet. Can write their name.
	Numeracy	Can recognise all numbers from 1 to 5. Can give 3 objects the correct amount. Can count 10 objects.
	Executive functioning	Can do an activity without repeatedly asking for help or giving up quickly.
Psychosocial well-being	Emotional skills	Asks about familiar people when they are not there. Offers to help someone who seems to need help.
	Social skills	Gets along well with other children.
	Internalising behaviour	How often the child seems very sad or depressed.
	Externalising behaviour	How often the child kicks, bites or hits other children or adults.