TY - BOOK AU - Hertzman,Clyde ED - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. TI - Making early childhood development a priority: lessons from Vancouver PY - 2004/// CY - Vancouver BC PB - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), BC Office KW - Child development KW - Vancouver (B.C.) KW - Early childhood education KW - Readiness for school N1 - "May 2004."; Includes bibliographical references; Professional N2 - This paper draws on findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, which suggests that as many as one quarter of Canada's young children may be developmentally vunerable at school entry. It also summarizes findings of a Vancouver initiative, the Early Development Instrument, which measured the readiness for school across Vancouver's 23 neighborhoods UR - http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC_Office_Pubs/early_childhood.pdf ER -