With the ERS Data System on a Tablet PC, assessors have quick and easy access to all necessary materials in one place -- not only the scale and scoresheet, but also supplemental materials.

An assessor can navigate through the scales with a tap of the stylus, easily answering indicators and recording notes on the observation. Interview questions for the staff and "notes for clarification" are conveniently available with each applicable item and indicator.

Any other document that the assessor might need, like an Address Book, or organization-specific requirements, may also be stored on the Tablet PC. And customizable, supplemental materials like Meal Guidelines, Playground Information, substantial portion of the day calculations, and handwashing tallies are accessible via the software's integrated, ink-enabled Excel worksheets.

When it's time to produce a Summary Report for the facility, the assessor can run a report from the software that automatically calculates raw, average, and overall scores, and includes scoring rationales from the notes taken in the field.