Such information will be provided to communities so
they can make the best use of their resources to
support early childhood developments.
Several data sources were used: the 1996 Census, Manitoba Health Data, and
school division data, neighbourhood observations (see Appendix C for details), a
program survey (see Appendix E that compiled an inventory of neighbourhood
services). Pulling together the information collected from these components will
provide a framework for analysis that will not only suggest what is
working well or less well, but it will also give some indication as to why
services and neighbourhood resources work the way they do. This analysis will
also provide the basis for community-wide discussions on how to both develop
community
strategies and to allocate resources with the goal of
optimizing child
development outcomes.
Information can be used to determine:
