BRAMPTON NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE ONTARIO EARLY YEARS CENTRE

BRAMPTON CENTRE

RIDING & CENTRE PROFILE

Prepared by Margaret Douglin & Natalie Johnston Data Analysis Coordinators

June 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Peel Early Years Site Map…………………………………….. 3 Brampton Centre OEYC Riding Profile ……………………... 3 Sites in Brampton Centre……………………………….. 4 Population Characteristics………………………………. 4 Children Aged 0-6………………………………………... 5 Families………………………………………………….... 5 Aboriginal People and Visible Minorities....................... 6 Immigrant Population Characteristics........................... 6 Mother Tongue Characteristics..................................... 6 Brampton Centre OEYC Profile ............................................ 8 Number of Registrations............................................... 8 Relationships................................................................ 8 How are people hearing about the centre?................... 9 Program Participation................................................... 9 Frequency of Program Participation............................. 10 New Participants to the Centre..................................... 10 Child Participation by Age and Time of Day................. 11 Where are participants coming from?........................... 11 Data Cleaning Reports..................................................13 Recommendations for EYSIS© Use ..................................... 14 Glossary ................................................................................. 15 Data Sources .......................................................................... 16 Acknowledgements ............................................................... 16 Appendices ............................................................................ 17

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Peel Early Years Site Map

� The map below illustrates the Peel OEYC sites by riding. The map also

indicates the locations of the main OEYC centres and the satellite centres. This map also includes other early years sites.

� For a full sized version of the map below please see Appendix A.

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Brampton Centre Riding Profile

Sites in Brampton Centre

� The map below illustrates the Brampton Centre riding with the main OEYC centre and

satellite centres are indicated. � For a full sized version of the map below please see Appendix B.

Population Characteristics

� In 2001, the Brampton Centre Riding recorded a total population of 119,971.

� In 2001, this riding’s population was 12.1% of the total population of Peel (total population of Peel 988,948)

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Children Aged 0-6

� In 2001, there was a total 0-6 population of 11,955 in the riding, which constitutes a total

of 11.3% of Peel’s total 0-6 population.

� The 0-6 population made up 10.0% of the total riding population for 2001. � To see a distribution of the 0-6 population in the Brampton Centre riding please see

Appendix C.

� The riding with the lowest 0-6 population per total population was Mississauga East (7.9%). The riding with the highest 0-6 population per total population was Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale (11.5%).

� The Brampton Centre riding tied with Dufferin-Peel for the middle amount of children 0-6

per total population out of all of the ridings in Peel.

� The graph below illustrates the 0-6 population for Brampton Centre riding broken down by age.

Families

� In 2001, there were 31,510 (economic) families in the Brampton Centre riding. This represents 12.1% of families in Peel.

� Of the total number of census families in this riding, 28.5% were couples with children

and 71.5% were couples without children.

� For a distribution of the lone parent families in Brampton Centre riding please see Appendix D.

Children Aged 0-6 in Brampton Centre Riding, 2001

1,535 1,6151,730 1,650

1,765 1,845 1,820

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� For a distribution of median family income in Brampton Centre riding please see

Appendix E.

Aboriginal People and Visible Minorities

� In 2001, the total Aboriginal population of Brampton Centre riding was 750. The Aboriginal population in this riding represents 19.2% of the total Aboriginal population in Peel.

� In 2001, 32.0% of the total population of Brampton Centre riding were visible minorities.

� 10.0% of Peel’s total population of visible minorities reside in Brampton Centre riding.

Immigrant Population Characteristics

� In 2001, the Brampton Centre riding recorded a total immigrant population of 42,450 which makes up 35.4% of the total population in this riding.

� For the distribution of new immigrants in the Brampton Centre riding please see Appendix

F. � In 2001, 50.6% of the total children 0-4 in this riding were immigrants.

2001 Characteristics Number % of total

Total Population by Immigrant Status 119,530 100.0%

Non-immigrant Population 76,380 63.9% Immigrant Population 42,450 35.5%

Non-permanent residents 695 0.6%

Mother Tongue Characteristics � 70.0% (83,715) of individuals residing in Brampton Centre riding indicated English as

their mother tongue. � 1.4% (1,670) of individuals residing in Brampton Centre riding indicated French as their

mother tongue.

� In 2001, of the 119,530 total population by mother tongue, 26.8% registered non-official languages (English and French), as their mother tongue.

� The top five non-official reported mother tongue groups in the Brampton Centre riding in

2001 are shown in the following graph.

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Top 5 Non-Official Mother Tongue Languages in Brampton Centre, 2001

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Brampton Centre OEYC Profile

All of the data compiled in this section were taken from the Brampton Centre OEYC Early Years Services Information System (EYSIS©) database.

Number of Registrations

� As of March 31, 2007, there were 13,473 persons registered in the database, representing 5098 families, professionals and other individuals.

� Of all of the persons registered, 49.4% (6650 persons) were identified as children 0-6.

� 36.5% of family registrations were from the 180 Sandalwood site. It should be noted that

41.1% of the time the location was unspecified. � Of all families whose registration dates were specified, there was a 1.8% decrease in

total number of families registered between the 2005/06 and the 2006/07 fiscal years. The family registration by date is as follows.

Fiscal Year/Period of Registration Number of Families Registered

April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 1,235 April 1, 2004 – March 31, 2005 1,079 April 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006 1,307 April 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007 1,283 Erroneous or unspecified dates of registration 194 Total number of families to date 5,098

Relationships

� It should be noted that one person can be a member of numerous families and therefore one person can be defined by several relationships.

� Of all persons registered in the database the relationships defined within the context of a

family are as follows:

Relation Persons Caregiver 112 Caregiver/Parent 139 Child 6585 Erin Oaks Worker 3 Father 1457 Friend 42 Grandparent 140 Mother 4230 Relative 111

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How are people hearing about the centre?

� Of those people who had registered with the database and indicated where they had heard about the OEYC 43.5% had heard about the OEYC from a Friend in the 2006/07 fiscal year. The distribution of responses in all categories are as follows:

How did you hear about the OEYC

Persons

Advertisement 26 Flyer 40 Friend 227 Internet 52 Teacher 1 Advertisement 26 Flyer 40 Other 176

Program Participation

� Since starting to use the EYSIS© database, the Brampton Centre OEYC has offered 94 different OEYC programs.

� Of the programs offered during the 2006/07 fiscal year, the top 10 programs by

participation were Read & Play (4 Corners Library), Baby Time (Heart Lake), Toddler Time (HL), Family Time (HL) THUR 9:15-11:15, Mother Goose (0-12 months), Family Time (Gillingham Wed 9:15-11:15), Move & Groove (HL) 1:30-2:30, Terrific Tots (HL), Family Time (Gillingham) FRI 9:15-11:00.

� All of the above programs are parent/child interactive programs.

� The following graph shows the number of unique participants, both children 0-6 and

parents and caregivers per program.

Unique Participants for 10 Program with Highest Participation in 2006/07

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FAMILY TIME (Gillingham Wed 9:15 - 11:15)

TERRIFIC TOTS (HL)

MOVE & GROOVE (HL) 1:30 - 2:30

MOTHER GOOSE (0-12 MONTHS)

FAMILY TIME (HL) MON 9:15 - 11:15

READ & PLAY (4 CORNERS LIBRARY)

BABY TIME (Heart Lake)

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� Although the chart excludes children over 6 years of age, it is interesting to note that

there were 87 children between 7 and 13 that participated across all programs during the 2006/07 fiscal year.

Frequency of Program Participation

� On average, a participant attended a program 6.0 times during the 2006/07 fiscal year.

This includes all programs – multi-session as well as drop-in.

� During the 2006/07 fiscal year, 1,813 program participants at the Brampton Centre OEYC attended only once.

� 3 participants attended programs over 100 times.

� The graph below illustrates the frequency of program participation (all participants

including adults and children at all sites). New Participants to the Centre

� During the 2006/07 fiscal year an average of 208.2 new children aged 0-6 and 178.9 parents/caregivers per month attended the Brampton Centre OEYC.

� Besides the month of April, which records the highest number of new participants

because everyone is new as of April 1, most new participants were recorded in May 2006. There were 279 children aged 0-6 and 246 parents/caregivers in May 2006.

� The least amount of new participants for 2006/07 was recorded in December 2006.

Frequency of Program Participation 2006/07

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Child Participation by Age and Time of Day

Age Group Morning Afternoon Evening Total 0 – 18 mos 3,384 1,829 179 5,392 19 – 30 mos 2,723 555 295 3,573 30 – 4 yrs 6 mos 3,584 1,084 497 5,165 4 yrs 7 mos to 6 yrs 570 253 234 1,057 Unspecified DOB 25 2 2 29 TOTAL 10,286 3,723 1,207 15,216

� During the 2006/07 fiscal year, 10,286 children 0-6 participated in morning programs (programs that started before noon).

Where are Participants Coming From?

� The following map illustrates where in Peel Region families were coming from to the Brampton Centre riding. Each dot on the maps represents the postal code of families who have participated in a program in the 2006/07 fiscal year.

� For a full sized version of the map below please see Appendix G.

New Participants to the Centre

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� 4.6% of records could not be mapped due to erroneous or no postal code. Outside Peel Boundary

� 0.8% of the records fell outside of the Peel Region boundary. Below is a count of each location outside the region and the number of the postal codes of families who have participated in a program in the 2006/07 fiscal year.

Location Count

Acton 1 Cheltenham 1 Georgetown 5 Guelph 1 North York 2 Thornhill 1 Toronto 2 Weston 1 Woodbridge 1 TOTAL 15

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Data Cleaning Reports Data cleaning tools are already pre-programmed reports in EYSIS© that are designed to help the user correct errors in data entry and maintain the integrity of the data collected and reported. There are four main reports: Non-participants in Programs, People Not in Families, Programs/Events Without a Funder Specified, and Sessions Not Completed. These reports were run on the data provided up to March 31, 2007. Please review the results to see where data needs to be cleaned within the EYSIS© database system. Non-participants in Programs

� This report lists the participants who do not fall into the target group of the program(s) that they are listed in.

� There were 449 non-participants in programs. However it should be noted that 307 of

these programs were called “Child Minding” or “Facilitator”. The most common programs that had non-participants were Nobody’s Perfect, Parenting Young Children, and Talking with your Child.

People Not in Families

� This report produces a list of people who are not included in at least one family. � There were 9 participants that were not members of any family.

Programs/Events Without a Funder Specified

� This report lists programs and events that do not have a specified funder. If the funder is not specified the program or event will not be counted in the data elements reports for OEYC funded programs and events.

� There were 8 programs or events that do not have a specified funder.

Sessions Not Completed

� This report lists sessions that have not been flagged as completed. If the sessions is not flagged as completed upon completion it will not be counted in the OEYC data element reports for OEYC funded programs and events.

� There were 49 programs or events that are not flagged as completed.

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Recommendations for EYSIS© Use

Below are a few recommendations for improvement in the use of the EYSIS© database system. � Ensure that the data cleaning reports are run prior to Data Element Reporting. This will

ensure that the data being reported on are as accurate as possible. � There was information that was not being collected/recorded consistently at the centres

across the region. There are features built into EYSIS© that allow a place to provide data that is not needed for Ministry data element reporting, but will allow for a better picture of those using the centres. Examples of the data not being consistently collected are:

1) Language of parents/caregivers using the centre. 2) How did parents/caregivers hear about the centre? 3) Relationships between people in families.

� Check to see that the child’s date of birth has been specified at the time of registration. If

solely entered into the database as a “child” this participant will be counted as a child indefinitely in the data element reports.

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Glossary Census Glossary Visible Minorities – Refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. According to the Employment Equity Act (1986), visible minorities are persons (other than Aboriginal persons) who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour. Aboriginal Identity – Refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, i.e. North American Indian, Métis, or Inuit (Eskimo), and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada and/or who were members of an Indian Band or First Nation. In 1991 and previous censuses, Aboriginal persons were determined using the ethnic origin question (ancestry). The 1996 Census included a question on the individual’s own perception of his/her Aboriginal identity. The 2001 Census question is the same as the one used in 1996. Immigrants – People who are or who have ever been landed immigrants. Landed immigrants are people who have been permitted by immigration authorities to live in Canada permanently; some will have lived in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Mother Tongue – Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

Census Family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple living common-law may be of opposite or same sex. “Children” in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

Economic Family - Refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law or adoption. Family Income - Dollar amount that marks the midpoint of a distribution of census families, or non-family persons, ranked by size of family income (or total income of non-family persons). EYSIS© Glossary Participant – Refers to an individual who has participated in a program. Note that the program’s target group is critical in the determination of a given individual’s status as a participant: for example, a child in a program with a target group of child only or interactive child and parent/caregiver is classified as a participant; however, a child in a program with a target group of parent/caregiver only is NOT classified as a participant. Person Served – Refers to an individual who has actively participated in a program. A person is reported in the initial quarter in which he/she first received services and counted only once during the fiscal year. Total Participants – Indicates that individuals are counted each time they attend a program session. Child – Refers to an individual who is up to but not including 7 years of age. Registered Person – Refers to someone whose personal and/or family information has been entered into the EYSIS© database. They may or may not have participated in programs.

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Data Sources 2001 Census Data – Statistics Canada 2001 Data OEYC Data – Brampton Centre OEYC Early Years Services Information System (EYSIS© 3.2b) Acknowledgements Nosa Brown - Toronto East Quadrant Data Analysis Coordinator – Mothercraft Institute Toronto Jon Belcher – Toronto South Quadrant Data Analysis Coordinator – Mothercraft Institute Toronto Seema Taneja –Researcher – Success By 6 Sarah Cannon – Planner, Planning Policy and Research Division, Environment, Transportation and Planning Services Department, Region of Peel

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Appendix A

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Appendix B

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Appendix C

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Appendix D

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Appendix E

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Appendix F

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Appendix G