1. Early Human Developmental Vulnerability in the Inner City Clyde Hertzman

2. Equity from the Start Eliminate Inequality in Early Child Development

3. Early Development Instrument 104 items Extensive validity and reliability data from several countries Not a test Teacher at age 5 is respondent Five developmental domains, with sixteen subdomains A guide with explanations available

4. What Does the EDI Measure?

5. EDI is: -a population-based tool -a mobilisation tool -a monitoring tool EDI is not: -an individual assessment -a prescription for action -perfect

8. The Challenge of Equity from the Start No neighbourhood has the majority of the vulnerability Virtually all BC neighbourhoods have more vulnerability than they should Therefore, improved investment in early human development is a priority everywhere In Canada, quality programs become sustainable when the middle class uses them Therefore, truly achieving ‘equity from the start’ means ‘proportionate universality’ (i.e. a universal approach, adaptable to local challenges, with resource supplements for high vulnerability areas)

9. www.earlylearning.ubc.ca