ONTARIO EARLY YEARS CENTRE BRAMPTON WEST-MISSISSAUGA EDI AND RIDING PROFILE Prepared by: Margaret Douglin & Nakiema Palmer Data Analysis Coordinators March 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose of the Report ................................................................................................ - 1 - Map of Selected Peel Early Years Sites ..................................................................... - 2 - Brampton West-Mississauga Riding Selected Early Years Services Map................... - 3 - OEYC Participant Map ............................................................................................... - 4 - Brampton West-Mississauga Riding Profile................................................................ - 7 - Population Characteristics...................................................................................... - 7 - Families.................................................................................................................. - 8 - Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities ........................................................................ - 9 - Recent Immigrant Population ............................................................................... - 10 - Language ............................................................................................................. - 11 - Income Characteristics......................................................................................... - 12 - Education ............................................................................................................. - 13 - Brampton West-Mississauga Early Development Instrument (EDI) Results ............. - 15 - Overview of the EDI ............................................................................................ - 15 - Participation in the EDI......................................................................................... - 16 - Performance on the EDI....................................................................................... - 16 - EDI Sub-Domains .................................................................................................... - 18 - Communications Skills and General Knowledge................................................... - 18 - Emotional Maturity................................................................................................ - 19 - Language and Cognitive Development................................................................. - 21 - Physical Health and Well-Being............................................................................ - 23 - Social Competence .............................................................................................. - 25 - Turning Data into Practice........................................................................................ - 28 - Glossary................................................................................................................... - 31 - Data Sources ........................................................................................................... - 32 - Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. - 33 - Purpose of the Report This report presents results of the 2007 Early Development Instruments (EDI) for children living in Brampton West-Mississauga Riding, Census 2006 data on select census variable for this Riding, as well as a map of where clients at the Brampton West- Mississauga Ontario Early Years Centre (OEYC) are coming from. It is the intention of this report to highlight areas of strength, as well as weakness in school readiness in conjunction with the current reach of OEYC programs and services and the demographic and socio-economic context within which the OEYC operates. The EDI is a tool that helps communities to understand how they are preparing children for Grade one. OEYCs are key members of this community which help in preparing children for success in school. Taken together, the EDI, Census and client participation information can be used to support OEYC program planning to ensure that key areas of child development are supported in programs delivered by OEYCs. This report provides comparisons of the status of the Brampton West-Mississauga Riding with that of Peel Region using Census 2001 and Census 2006 data. Key findings are highlighted to keep the OEYC in tune with the evolution of the communities they serve and the school readiness needs of children within the Riding. A number of maps are appended at the end of this report and referenced through the different sections of the report, to aid in the interpretation of data presented. The report ends with a discussion of how the data provided can be used in practical ways to support OEYC service and program planning and delivery. - 1 - Map of Selected Peel Early Years Sites The map below illustrates selected Peel Early Years Services including the location of OEYC main and satellite sites. - 2 - Brampton West-Mississauga Riding Selected Early Years Services Map The map below illustrates selected Brampton West-Mississauga Riding Early Years Services with the OEYC main and satellite sites indicated along with other early year services. - 3 - OEYC Participant Map The map below illustrates the location of clients using the Brampton West-Mississauga OEYC between April 1- December 31, 2008. Each dot on the map represents a unique postal code for families who have participated in a program at the Brampton West-Mississauga OEYC main or satellite sites in the first three quarters of the 2008/2009 fiscal year (April 1 to December 31, 2008). Of the 1,025 unique postal codes received 990 or 96.6% of postal codes were matched using the GTA_2005 and 2008_Peel Region postal code file, supplemented with Canada Post. The table below provides a breakdown of the postal codes matched. Region Count Peel 971 94.7 Outside Peel Barrie 1 0.1 Burlington 1 0.1 Halton Hills 1 0.1 Innisfil 1 0.1 Milton 1 0.1 Oakville 2 0.2 Richmond Hill 1 0.1 Toronto 8 0.8 Vaughan 3 0.3 No postal code match 71 3.4 Total 1,025 100.0 - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - Brampton West-Mississauga Riding Profile Population Characteristics The population in this Riding grew by 43.7% between 2001 and 2006. Total population in 2006 was 266,745 persons compared to 185,620 in 2001. Brampton West-Mississauga Riding has 16.3% of the total population of Peel Region. 0-6 year olds constitute 10.8% of the total population of this Riding. In 2006 there were 28,880 0-6 year olds living in Brampton West-Mississauga. This represents a 35.1% increase from 2001. In 2001 there were 21,380 0-6 year olds living in Brampton West-Mississauga. Brampton West-Mississauga has the largest 0-6year old population of all Ridings in Peel Region. 26.9% of Peel’s total 0-6 population live in Brampton West-Mississauga Riding. The graph below illustrates the 0-6 population for Brampton West-Mississauga Riding broken down by single year of age, 2001 and 2006. Children Aged 0-6 years Brampton West-Mississauga Riding, Peel Region 2001 and 2006 5,000 4,500 4,000 5 5 00 20 20 ,3 3,500 ,08 ,150 4,220 4 4 4 4,08 3,000 4,0 4,0 0 0 ,285 2,500 5 1 25 3 195 ,06 93 3, 870 3 3,0 3,0 2,000 2, 2, 1,500 Number of children children of Number 1,000 500 0 Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 year Age in Years Source: 2001 Census, Statistics Canada 2001 2006 2006 Census, Statistics Canada For a map of the percentage of the population aged 0-6 years in the Riding and OEYC client data, please see Appendix A. - 7 - Families Table 1: Family Types in Brampton West-Mississauga Riding and Peel Region, 2001 and 2006. 2001 2006 Riding Peel Region Riding Peel Region Family Types Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Married and Common Law 32,635 62.2 163,175 59.1 46,550 63.0 190,910 58.9 Couples with children Married Couples and 12,675 24.2 72,965 26.4 16,460 22.3 83,600 25.9 Common Law without children Lone-Parent Families 7,150 13.6 39,945 14.5 10,855 14.7 49,600 15.3 Female 5,935 11.3 32,740 11.9 8,960 12.1 40,615 12.5 Male 1,220 2.3 7,205 2.6 1,890 2.6 8,985 2.8 Census Families Total 52,460 100.0 276,090 100.0 73,870 100.0 324,115 100.0 Source: 2001 Census, Statistics Canada and 2006 Census, Statistics Canada In 2006 there were 73,870 census families in Brampton West-Mississauga Riding. This represented 22.8% of census families in Peel. In 2001 there were 52,460 census families in this Riding. Of the total number of census families in Brampton West-Mississauga, 63.0% were couples with children and 22.3% were couples without children. Lone-parent families comprise 14.7% of census families in this Riding. In 2006 there were 10855 lone-parent families in Brampton West-Mississauga Riding. This represents a 51.8% increase in the number of lone-parent families between 2001 and 2006. For a map of Lone-parent families in the Riding and OEYC client data, please see Appendix B. - 8 - Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities The Graph below illustrates the top five Ethnic Origins in Brampton West- Mississauga Riding and Peel Region, 2006. Top Five Ethnic Origins† Brampton West-Mississauga Riding and Peel Region, 2006 30.0% 25.0% .3% 20.0% 24 15.0% 8.3% 1 10.0% 13.6% 2.2% 1 Per centPer of population 5.0% .6% 9.2% 9% 8 % % 6. .9 6.9% 5 5.1 0.0% Chinese Portuguese English Canadian East Indian †Ranking is based on Riding Brampton West-Mississauga Riding Peel Region Source: 2006 Census, Statistics Canada In 2001 the top five ethnic origins in Brampton West-Mississauga were the same as in 2006 expect for an