Table 4.

Qualitative interview results.

Category	Theme	Quote
Before the visit	Understanding of assessment during consenting	‘They [assessors] will tell me about my child’s mental development and I will also find out how smart he [the child] is’ Mother of 912#06#008#NA#01
	Family’s anticipation of visit	‘I got to know that you would come and that made me happy.’ Mother of 922#01#016#DX#01 ‘I felt kind of nervous as to how he will perform. I also wondered that if he won’t be able to do these things then what if they find a weakness in him.’ Mother of 922#01#091#BY#01
During the visit	Children’s interest in DEEP	‘[Child’s name] was happy and she was clapping and she was telling me that when madam will come again I will play again and burst balloons.’ Mother of 916#05#233#KU#01 ‘Even after two days of them leaving, [child’s name] asked me when they [assessors] were going to come back and if they would come back with the tablet.’ Mother of 912#06#008#NA#01
	Reasons for lack of instant engagement	‘When a stranger from outside comes to the house, then the child gets a little scared on seeing them’ Mother of 912#06#008#NA#01 ‘It so happened [lack of instant engagement] because she [child] saw you all [assessors] for the first time and children do get a little nervous on seeing strangers.’ Mother of 916#05#391#RA#01