Understanding the Early Years - Early Childhood Development in Winnipeg (School Division No. 1) - November 2001

Acknowledgements

This report was prepared by J. Douglas Willms, with the help of Rick Audas, Shawn Dalton, and George Frempong. The author is grateful to the staff of the Applied Research Branch for comments on drafts of this report; and to Sarah Connor, whose report on the UEY project in North York (the prototype community) provided a useful starting point. The author is pleased to acknowledge Jodi Lee, the community research co-ordinator for Winnipeg, who provided demographic highlights, maps of Winnipeg (School Division No.1), and information on local services and resources. Without Ms. Lee's assistance, the study would not have been possible.

The author would also like to thank Magdalena Janus for her feedback on the EDI analysis. Magdalena Janus, along with Dan Offord and the Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk, developed the EDI described in the first chapter of this report.

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