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City of North Vancouver Childcare Strategy: Needs Analysis Report City of North Vancouver Childcare Strategy: Needs Analysis Report February 5, 2018 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 9 1.0. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 11 2.0. METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 12 DATA COLLECTION METHODS ............................................................................................................................... 12 3.0. NORTH VANCOUVER CHILD POPULATION PROFILE .................................................... 13 NORTH VANCOUVER CHILD POPULATION: OVERALL AGE DEMOGRAPHICS ..................................................................... 13 NORTH VANCOUVER CHILD POPULATION: TRENDS IN AGE DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................... 16 4.0. NORTH VANCOUVER CHILDCARE PROGRAM PROFILE ............................................... 17 CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, CAPACITY, AND ACCESS IN THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER ..................................................... 17 CHILDCARE PROGRAM TYPES AND SPACES BY CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS ..................... 19 CHILDCARE PROGRAM CAPACITY BY CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS ..................................................... 20 CHILDCARE WAITLISTS IN THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER ........................................................................................ 26 5.0. CHILDHOOD VULNERABILITIES & CHILDCARE STATISTICS IN NORTH VANCOUVER ..... 28 EARLY DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT AND MEASURING CHILDHOOD VULNERABILITIES ...................................................... 28 OVERALL CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN NORTH VANCOUVER ................................................................................. 29 CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS (VULNERABILITY ON ONE OR MORE SCALES) ....... 31 CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS (PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING) ................. 34 CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS (SOCIAL COMPETENCE) ................................... 36 CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS (EMOTIONAL MATURITY) ................................ 38 CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS (LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT) ...... 40 CHILD VULNERABILITY TRENDS IN THE NORTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOODS (COMMUNICATION AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) ....................................................................................................................................... 42 EARLY CHILDHOOD (0 TO 6 YEARS) POVERTY FOR THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER, 2014 .............................................. 45 6.0. CHILDCARE SURVEY DATA ........................................................................................ 49 HIGHLIGHTS OF PARENT SURVEY DATA ................................................................................................................... 49 HIGHLIGHTS OF CHILDCARE PROVIDER SURVEY DATA ................................................................................................ 51 APPENDIX A. PARENT SURVEY DATA .................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX B. CHILDCARE PROVIDER SURVEY DATA .............................................................. 78 APPENDIX C. PARENT SURVEY INSTRUMENT ........................................................................ 93 APPENDIX D. CHILDCARE PROVIDER SURVEY INSTRUMENT ................................................ 110 APPENDIX E: CHILD POVERTY AND CHILD CARE LOCATIONS MAP ....................................... 134 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLES Table 1. Child Population Statistics (Age Range, Age Range Total, Age, and Age Total) for the City of North Vancouver, 2016 ................................................................................................................ 14 Table 2. Child Population Statistics (Age Total Range Total and Percentage by Childcare Type) for the City of North Vancouver, 2016 ........................................................................................ 15 Table 3. Top Twelve North Vancouver Schools with the Highest Anticipated Utilization Pressures* ...... 16 Table 4. Number of Licensed Programs, Capacity, and Average Space in the City of North Vancouver ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Table 5. Access Capacity by Childcare Type in the City of North Vancouver ............................................. 19 Table 6. Childcare Programs Types By School Sites Within the City of North Vancouver ......................... 20 Table 7. Wave 6 EDI Results for North Vancouver School District #44 ...................................................... 30 Table 8. Vulnerability Trends for Children in the North Vancouver School District #44 (All EDI Scales, Wave 3 to Wave 6) ............................................................................................... 31 Table 9. Child Vulnerability Trends for the City of North Vancouver (Physical Health and Wellbeing, EDI Wave 3 – Wave 6)* ............................................................................................ 36 Table 10. Vulnerability Trends for Children in the City of North Vancouver (Social Competence, EDI Wave 3 – Wave 6) .................................................................................................. 38 Table 11. Vulnerability Trends for Children in the City of North Vancouver (Emotional Maturity, EDI Wave 3 – Wave 6) .................................................................................................................. 40 Table 12. Vulnerability Trends for Children in the City of North Vancouver (Language and Cognitive Development, EDI Wave 3 – Wave 6) .......................................................................... 42 Table 13. Vulnerability Trends for Children in the City of North Vancouver (Communication and General Knowledge, EDI Wave 3 – Wave 6) .......................................................................... 44 Table 14. Vulnerability Trends for Children in the City of North Vancouver (Vulnerable on One or More Scales, EDI Wave 3 – Wave 6)................................................................................. 33 Table 15. Critical Changes in Childhood Vulnerability Rates in City of North Vancouver Neighbourhoods (EDI Wave 5 – 6 Data)* ..................................................................................... 34 Table 16. Child poverty rate (0-6 year olds), by City of North Vancouver census tract, 2011 National ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 Table 17. Early Childhood (0-6 years old) Poverty Rate, City of North Vancouver, 2014 Taxfiler Data, ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Table 18. I am a parent or guardian of one or more children aged 0-12 years of age? ............................................................................................................................................................. 54 Table 19. The number of children aged 0-12 for whom I am a parent or guardian is? .............................. 54 Table 20. I plan to adopt, foster, or have, more children aged 0-12 within the next five years? ............. 55 Table 21. Marriage Status .......................................................................................................................... 55 Table 22. Employment Status .................................................................................................................... 55 Table 23. Years of Residence in the City of North Vancouver ................................................................... 56 Table 24. I work or attend school in, or close to, this City of North Vancouver neighbourhood .............. 56 Table 25. My total household income in 2016, before taxes, was? .......................................................... 57 Table 26. The main language my family speaks at home is? ..................................................................... 57 Table 27. A family member, other than myself, is available and provides regular childcare for my child: ................................................................................................................................ 58 Table 28. If yes, the family member(s) that provides regular childcare is/are related to my child as a? .............................................................................................................................................. 58 Table 29. My required childcare schedule is (Check all that apply) ........................................................... 59 Table 30. I require childcare during these days (Check all that apply) ...................................................... 59 Table 31. I require childcare during these hours: (Check all that apply) ................................................... 60 Table 32. The fee(s) my family currently pays for childcare is/are sustainable for my family? ................ 60 Table 33. I believe there
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