EDI (Early Development Instrument)

The EDI is a questionnaire completed by teachers for all Kindergarten children in all 37 public school divisions. The EDI provides a population-based, community-level measure of how well communities are preparing Manitoba’s children for school.

The EDI measures school readiness in five areas of early childhood development:

• Physical Health and Well-Being
• Social Competency
• Emotional Maturity
• Language and Cognitive Development and Communication Skills
• General Knowledge

The EDI helps us answer the following questions:

• Are Manitoba children getting what they need in their first years of life?
• How ready are Manitoba’s children when they begin school?

For more information go to https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/grad_rates/kindergarten.html