Children's Early Development (Two Domains) - Health Statistics
Children not Developmentally Ready in 2005 - Two or More Domains
Percentage of Children Not Developmentally Ready on Two or More Early Development Instrument (EDI) Domains by Neighbourhood (2005)
Based on the provincial standard, the percentage of children in 2005 who were not developmentally ready for school on two or more Early Development Instrument (EDI) domains in Niagara was 13.2%, which is comparable with the provincial average of 13.8%.
Data is not shown when there are less than 20 children included in a neighbourhood, to ensure that no child can be identified and that appropriate scientific standards are met.
Children not Developmentally Ready in 2008 - Two or More Domains
Percentage of Children Not Developmentally Ready on Two or More Early Development Instrument (EDI) Domains by Neighbourhood (2008)
In 2008, 13.8% of children in Niagara were not developmentally ready for school on two or more Early Development Instrument (EDI) domains, which is comparable to the provincial average of 14%.
For the 2008 Early Development Instrument (EDI), school boards exercised passive consent, where all children were included unless the parent decided otherwise. It is believed that this led to the 15.1% increase in participation between 2005 and 2008. It is doubtful that this increase was due to an increase in the number of 5 year olds between the two years given Niagara region's steady birth rate.
Data is not shown when there are less than 20 children included in a neighbourhood, to ensure that no child can be identified and that appropriate scientific standards are met.
Changes between 2005 and 2008 by Neighbourhood
This map represents the difference in percentage of children who were not developmentally ready for school on two or more Early Development Instrument (EDI) domains between 2005 and 2008.
Of note, the proportion of neighbourhoods that saw an increase was similar to the proportion of neighbourhoods that saw a decrease. Also,there were three neighbourhoods with no change between 2005 and 2008.
In some instances comparison between 2005 and 2008 results for certain neighbourhoods was not possible because one of the years did not have the minimum 20 children needed for analysis and therefore, these areas cannot be shown.
When looking at trends, it is best to include at least three time points. The data provided by these maps has only two time points so conclusions about trending should not be made based on these data alone.
Statistics of children who are not developmentally ready on one domain
Early Years and Children Statistics (Pregnancy, Birth Weights, Dental)