Figure 12.3.15: Children vulnerable on at least one 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-Ontari... Thayer C, Henderson C. Early Development Instrument (EDI) 2015 Cycle City of London Report: Planning District/Neighbourhood
Overall, 28.3% of children in Middlesex-London were vulnerable on at least one domain in Cycle 4, a lower percent compared to Ontario (29.4%) (Fig. 12.3.15). For Middlesex-London, the percent increased over time between cycles 2 (2006/7–2008/9) and 4 (2015). In each of the cycles, the percent of children vulnerable was higher in the City of London compared to Middlesex County.