Figure 12.3.11: Children vulnerable on the Social Competence domain of the Early Development Instrument (EDI)
Percent of children in senior kindergarten, Middlesex-London and Ontario, Cycles 1 to 4 (2003/4 to 2015)
Source:
Government of Ontario. Early Development Instrument (EDI). Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario. [Updated: 29 Jun 2015; cited: 29 Jan 2019]. Available from: https://www.ontario.ca/data/early-development-among-children; & Offord Centre for Child Studies. (2018) EDI in Ontario: Over time report. Hamilton, ON: McMaster University. [cited: 21 Feb 2019]. Available from: https://edi.offordcentre.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/EDI-in-Ontario-full-print-report-English.pdfAcross all cycles of the EDI, the percent of children in Middlesex-London who were vulnerable on the Social Competence domain was slightly lower compared to Ontario (Fig. 12.3.11). For Middlesex-London, the percent increased over time between cycles 2 (6.6%) and 4 (10.2%). In each of the EDI cycles, a higher percent of males in Middlesex-London were vulnerable on this domain compared to females (figure not shown).