2022–2023 Cycle 6 EDI Results

Since 2004, The Early Development Instrument (EDI) has been implemented throughout the province of Ontario. Cycle 6 was completed during the 2022–2023 school year. Senior Kindergarten (SK) teachers from the following school boards in Windsor and Essex County completed EDIs on each of their students:

  • The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB)
  • The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (WECDSB)
  • Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence (CSC Providence)
  • Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (CS Viamonde)

Windsor-Essex Group Reports

Researchers at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University provided the following group reports for all Windsor-Essex County SK children who had valid EDIs and were not identified as having special needs:

2022–2023 Offord Centre Reports for Windsor-Essex 

Windsor-Essex County: 2022/2023 EDI Results
Lowest 10% based on the Ontario baseline cut-offs

Graph of Windsor-Essex County Six-Cycle Early Development Instrument Results, as detailed below

The "Windsor-Essex County Six Cycle EDI Results Graph" seen above presents a comparison of early childhood development indicators between Windsor-Essex County (Cycle 6: 2022–2023) and the Ontario baseline. The data is visualized through percentages across several developmental domains.

Here’s a summary of the key data:

Developmental Vulnerability (Low Scores)

  • Low on at least 1 Domain:
    • Windsor-Essex: 32.6%
    • Ontario Baseline: 31.1%
  • Low on 2 or more Domains:
    • Windsor-Essex: 16.6%
    • Ontario Baseline: 14.7%

EDI Domains (Early Development Instrument)

  • Physical Health & Well-being:
    • Windsor-Essex: 11.7%
    • Ontario: 10.5%
  • Social Knowledge & Competence:
    • Windsor-Essex: 14.1%
    • Ontario: 13.1%
  • Emotional Health & Maturity:
    • Windsor-Essex: 8.5%
    • Ontario: 6.7%
  • Language & Cognitive Development:
    • Windsor-Essex: 19.0%
    • Ontario: 17.6%
  • Communication Skills & General Knowledge:
    • Windsor-Essex: 10.7%
    • Ontario: 10.1%

Insights

  • Windsor-Essex shows slightly higher vulnerability across all domains compared to the Ontario baseline.
  • The largest gaps are in Emotional Health & Maturity and Language & Cognitive Development.

Neighbourhood Reports

More detailed neighbourhood-level reports are provided by the local Data Analysis Coordinator for Windsor-Essex. Results were mapped by postal code, and students were assigned to large “Best Start” for planning purposes.

Percentage Maps for the following EDI results:

The following maps illustrates the geographic distribution of children who shown as vulnerable in Cycle 6 (2022-2023) Early Development Instrument (EDI), across Windsor-Essex Best Start Neighourhoods.

Developmental Vulnerability (Low Scores)

Low on at least 1 Domain: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 32.6% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 31.1% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: West Windsor (45%), Leamington (44%) and Central (42%).
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), Tecumseh (22%) and Amherstburg (24%).
Low on 2 or more Domains: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 16.6% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 14.7% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: Leamington (28%), West Windsor (26%) and Central (23%)
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), Kingsville (9%) and Tecumseh (13%)

EDI Domains (Early Development Instrument)

Physical Health and Well-Being: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 19.0% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 17.6% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: Leamington (30%), West Windsor (32%) and Central (23%).
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), Kingsville (9%) and Tecumseh (13%).
Social Knowledge and Competence: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 10.7% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 10.1% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: Leamington (18%), West Windsor (15%), Central South and Forest Glade/Riverside (13%).
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), South Windsor (8%) with Kingsville and Lakeshore (8%).
Emotional Health and Maturity: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 14.1% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 13.1% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: Central (21%), West Windsor (20%) and Forest Glade/Riverside (16%).
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), Central South (9%) and Lakeshore (10%).
Language and Cognitive Development: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 8.5% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 6.7% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: Central South, Leamington and West Windsor (15%), Central (13%) and Forest Glade/Riverside (10%).
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), Tecumseh (3%) with Essex and LaSalle (4%).
Communication Skills and General Knowledge: Map
Key Highlights:
  • Overall Performance:
    • Windsor-Essex: 11.7% of students scored in the lowest decile.
    • Ontario average: 10.5% indication Windsor-Essex is slightly above the provincial average.
  • Neighbourhood-Level Data:
    • Highest percentages: Leamington (21%), West Windsor (19%) and Central (17%).
    • Lowest percentages: Sandwich South & Industrial Zone (0%), Kingsville (5%) with Amherstburg, Essex and LaSalle (6%).