BC Smart Policy 2010 Report Card
September 2010: The Smart Family Policy Report Card from HELP shares the new Early Development Instrument results showing that vulnerability of kindergarten children has increased slightly in the last year to 30.3% in 53 of 59 school districts, more than double the province’s goal of reducing vulnerability to 15% by 2015. Excerpts from the Report Card indicate that:
- No school district or health authority meets the government of BC 15 by 15 goal
- School district rates of early childhood vulnerability are 55% to 325% higher than biologically expected
- Most vulnerable children are not poor
- The cost of early brain drain in BC: 20% reduction in economic growth over six decades…

Annual Report of the BC Representative for Children and Youth
September 2010: The Representative for Children and Youth’s Annual Report, covering April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010, is now available on the RCYBC website under the What's New tab.

• Early Development Instrument (EDI)
  The Early Development Instrument (EDI) is a population-based tool developed by Drs. Dan Offord and Magdalena Janus used to measure the state of children's development at Kindergarten entry.