Success By 6 Ottawa

2008 Snapshot on Ottawa’s Young Children
Highlights from the Full Report
Framework for Action

Purpose of the Report

We now know that the determinants of success in early childhood development are to be found in the environments where children grow up, live and
learn. These environments, in turn, are strongly influenced by economic, demographic, family, community and health conditions. This report presents
research about young children and families in Ottawa to support planning, service coordination and advocacy.

This report is intended to:
• serve as a resource for Ottawa’s service providers, parents, social planning groups, neighbourhood groups, researchers, politicians, the business community and other organizations;
• share information related to healthy child development for neighbourhoods across Ottawa;
• highlight the city’s strong resources for young children and their families and provide information about how the resources are distributed across the neighbourhoods that make up the region. In turn, these strengths provide a model for areas where resources can be further developed;
• provide a base to compare future changes in healthy child development;
• promote collaboration and integration of services across the region;
• advocate for action to support healthy child development in Ottawa; and
• act as a community catalyst, bringing groups together to address issues related to young children.

We all have a role to play in our children’s growth.

Growth Chart (1,548KB)