EnclosedpleasefindinformationaboutourChildFriendlyCommunitySurvey.Wehaveincludedinformationaboutthesurvey,itsgeneralfindings,andalltheresponsesthatspecificallypertaintoDeltaBusinesses.

SurveyBackground...........................................................................................................................................2

GeneralSurveyFindingsCommunityFactors.......................................................................................................................................................3HomeFactors..................................................................................................................................................................410HighestRatedCommunityQuestions...............................................................................................................510LowestRatedCommunityQuestions................................................................................................................6

BusinessSpecificSurveyFindings...............................................................................................................7BusinessSpecificAppendicesAppendixI:ParentSurveyComments....................................................................................................................8AppendixII:3-5YearOldInterviewResponses..............................................................................................10AppendixIII:6-12YearOldQuestionnaireResponses.................................................................................16AppendixIV:NeighbourhoodandAgeBreakdownofBusinessSpecificParentQuestions..............22

ChildFriendlyCommunitySurvey

BusinessBrief

DeltaKidsisfundedbytheMinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment

TheDeltaChildFriendlyCommunitySurveywasfundedbytheUnitedWay

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AbouttheSurvey Results

Where:Thesurveywasconductedonline,atcommunityprograms,events,andinschoolsduring2015

500ParentResponses(majoritycollectedatprogramsandrecreationcentres)

What:Qualitativequestionswiththreepossibleresponsesandtheoptiontoaddcomments.

54%ofthetimeparentsselectedthemostpositiveoption(communityfactors)

Whoanswered:ResultsarerepresentationalofDeltafamilies,geographicallyandbychild’sagegroup

Responsesfrom1-2%offamiliesineachoftheDeltaneighbourhoods2.5%ofeachagecohortrepresented,newbornto12yearsold,basedon2011census

Werekidsasked?Yes!

50responsestoage3-5interview31responsestoage6-12survey

2questionsaboutDeltabusinesses

ParentsfeelverywelcomeVisitingbusinesseswithchildrenismorestressfulthanotheractivities

Who:DeltaKidsisacoalitionofthenon-profitandgovernmentpartnerswhoworkwithDeltachildrenandfamilies.Togetherweplan,implement,andsupportopportunitiesfortheoptimumdevelopmentofchildrenfromconceptiontoagetwelve.What:DeltaKidsconductedaChild-FriendlyCommunitySurvey.ThesurveywasinspiredbytheworkoftheSocietyforChildrenandYouthofBCandwasfundedbytheUnitedWay.InformationaboutthegeneralfindingsandspecificresultsaboutDeltaBusinessesisenclosed.Why:WeofferthisdatainthehopethatitwillassistyouinyourworkwithDeltachildrenandfamilies,andinthespiritofpromptingfurtherdiscussion,research,andcollaboration.TogetherwecanmakeDeltaanevenmorefamilyfriendlycommunitythanitisalready.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthesurveyorwouldlikeadditionaldetailspleasebeintouchwith:

JasonHodgins:jhodgins@deltasd.bc.caIfyouwouldliketoarrangeapresentation,exploreopportunitiestocollaboratewithDeltaKids,orsharewaysyouhavefoundthisinformationusefulpleasebeintouchwith:

AndreaLemire:coordinator@deltakids.ca

SurveyBackground

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GeneralSurveyFindings:CommunityFactors

Positive54%

Neutral/SlightPositive32%

Negative14%

CommunityFactors

Thesurveyincludedquestionsaboutthechildren’shomeenvironment/parentbeliefs,andquestionsaboutthewidercommunity.Therewere29questionscoveringabroadrangeoffactorsthatimpactfamilies’experienceoflivinginDelta.Thechoiceofanswersincludedapositive,negativeandneutral/slightlypositiveanswer.

These29questionscanbegroupedinto9categories.Questionsspecifictobusinessesareinthecivicsection.

*CivicFactorsincludeaccesstoplayandoutdoorspaces,feelingsofsafety,mediacoverage,involvementofchildrenindecision-making,andexperienceswithlocalbusinesses.**Thequestionsin‘AccesstoMedicalCare’didnotfollowthetypicalquestionformat.Formostofthosequestions,themostpositiveresponsewasaneutralone.

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CommunityFactorsbySection

Negative

Neutral/SlightPositive

Positive

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GeneralSurveyFindings:HomeFactors

Postitive63%

Neutral/SlightPositive27%

Negative10%

HomeFactors

SixHomeFactorsweresurveyed.Thesurveyaskedabouttheimportanceofplay,theimportanceofartistic/creativeopportunitiesforchildren,theimportanceofearlyscreening,parentalconfidenceknowingwhentoaccessearlyscreening,parentalconfidencesettinglimitsontechnology,andwhetherchildrenhadopportunitiestotryvarioussportsactivities.Therewerethreepossibleanswers:apositiveresponse,aneutral/slightpositiveresponse,andanegativeresponse.

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HomeFactors

Negative

Neutral/SlightPositive

Positve

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10HighestRatedCommunityQuestions

Rank Item Response

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Howconvenientisittodriveacararoundyourcommunitywithchildren? 84%:Convenient

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Howwelcomedoyoufeelatyourchild'sschool? 78%:VeryWelcome

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Mychildhasregularaccesstooutdoorspaceswherehe/shecanexplore,createandinteractwiththeenvironment.

77%:Agree

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HowwelcomedoyoufeelwithchildreninDeltastores,restaurantsandotherbusinesses?

76%:VeryWelcome

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Therearelotsofdifferentplacesinmycommunityforchildrentoplay. 69%:Agree

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Howconvenientisittowalkaroundyourcommunitywithchildren? 67%:Convenient

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Mycommunityisasafeplacetoraisechildren.

67%:SaferthanAverage

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Howavailablearerecreationprogramsforchildren?

62%:ManyProgramsareAvailable

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Therearemanycommunity/culturaleventsformyfamilytoparticipatein. 59%:Agree

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Howdifficultwasittogetyourcurrenthome? 58%:RelativelyEasy

Onaverage,parentsrespondedtoquestionsabouttheircommunitywiththemostpositiveresponseavailable54%ofthetime.Thesearethetoptencommunityfactors.

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10LowestRatedCommunityQuestions

Rank Item Response

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HoweasyhasitbeentoaccessDoctorsinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta? 46%:Difficult

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HoweasyhasitbeentoaccessMentalHealthWorkersinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta?

40%:Difficult

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Comparedtootherfamilyactivities,howstressfulisittoshop,eatout,ortakecareoffamilybusinesswhenyouarewithyourchildren?

30%:MoreStressful

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Mycommunityinvolveschildrenandyouthinmakingdecisionsthataffectthewholecommunity.

20%:Disagree

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Howeasyhasitbeentoaccesspre-natalcareinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta? 18%:Difficult

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Howhardhasitbeentomakearrangementsforthecareofyourchildrenwhenyouasparentsarenotabletoprovidecare?

18%:VeryHard

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HoweasyhasitbeentoaccessPublicHealthNursesinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta? 16%:Difficult

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Howavailablearegroupsandservicesthatofferhelptoparentswhentheywantit?

15%:FewProgramsareAvailable

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Howconvenientisittoridebicyclesaroundyourcommunitywithchildren?

15%:NotConvenient

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Isyourchildabletoparticipateinthesportsthatyouwouldlikehim/herto?

13%:No

Onaverage,parentsrespondedtoquestionsabouttheircommunitywiththeleastpositiveresponseavailable14%ofthetime.Thesearethetenlowestratedfactors.

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SurveyFindings:BusinessSpecificResponses

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HowWelcomedoyouFeel?

HowStressful,comparedtootherFamilyActivities

VisitingBusinesseswithChildren

Negative

SlightPositive

Positive

TheparentsurveyaskedtwogeneralquestionsabouttheexperiencesoffamiliesinDeltabusinessesQ1:HowwelcomedoyoufeelwithchildreninDeltastores,restaurants,andotherbusinesses? a.Verywelcome b.Somewhatwelcome c.RarelywelcomeQ2:Comparedtootherfamilyactivities,howstressfulisittoshop,eatout,ortakecareoffamilybusinesswhenyouarewithyourchildren?

a.Morestressful b.Aboutthesame d.Lessstressful

Theresultsshowthatfamiliesfeelverywelcomeinlocalbusinesses;thisquestionwasthefourthmostfamilyfriendlyfactoridentifiedinthesurvey.Ontheotherhandfamiliesarefindingtheactofvisitingbusinesseswiththeirchildrenmorestressfulthanotherfamilyactivities;thisquestionwasthethirdleastfamilyfriendlyfactoridentifiedinthesurvey.Itisclearthatlocalbusinesseswanttowelcomefamiliesandthattheyarehavinggreatsuccessmakingfamiliesfeelwelcomewhentheyarrivewithchildren.Theseresultspointtoanopportunitytobuildonthiswelcomebyimplementingstrategiestoreducethestressthatparentsexperiencewhenconductingbusinesswithkids.Forfamiliesalessstressfulexperiencehasadirectpositiveeffectontheirmentalhealthandwell-being.Forbusinesses,alessstressfulexperienceislikelytoincreasethenumberofvisitsandlevelofpatronagebyfamilies.

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AppendixI:ParentSurveyComments

Question:HowwelcomedoyoufeelwithchildreninDeltastores,restaurants,andotherbusinesses?

Welcomemostofthetime

Iwouldn’tshopinastorethatwasn'tkidfriendly.Deltaisacommunity,thereforefamiliesliveinitandtheexpectationsisthatthebusinessescatertothesurroundingdemographics

Weneedwaymoreautomaticdoors.Automaticdoorsforstrollersarewonderful.Morewouldbefantastic.

Mykidscomeeverywherewithme!

Generallywelcome.Somerestaurantshavenochangetableavailable.

Somewhereinbetween-individualplacesdifferintheirwelcomeNosmilesfromemployeesorgreeting

Verywelcome

Ifeelwelcomebythestores,butoftennotbyothercustomers.ParticularlyingrocerystoreswhenIhavetwokidsinalargestroller.

Dependsonyourethnic

TherearesofewrestaurantsinNorthDeltaasidefromafewIndoCanadianrestaurantsonScottRoad.,thisquestionseemslikeajoke.

TheyhavehighchairssomehavetoysandplayareaslikeMcdonaldsIthinkpeoplecanbeabitmorefriendly

Ialwayssmile

Save-OnFoodsrarelyhasatillopentoallowshoppingwithadoublestroller

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AppendixIParentSurveyComments

Question:Comparedtootherfamilyactivities,howstressfulisittoshop,eatout,ortakecareoffamilybusinesswhenyouarewithyourchildren?

Itisslightlylessstressfultoeatoutandtherearenotmanyspotstobreastfeed.

Eatingoutisabitstressful.

Mykidsarelittle.Wehave4to6childreninourhome

Somewhatmorestressful.Moderately.Dependsonplace/day/patienceetc.

Idon'tfinditstressful

thestressismoreduetochildren'sbehaviourAboutthesameasotheractivities

Trennantparkparkinglotandintersectionisterrifyingwithastroller.I'msurprisedtherearen'tmoreaccidents.Verystressfulandsidewalksarenotaccessibleforstroller/wheelchair

IhaveneverhadissuestakingourkidsoutAllthetimetheywanttoplaytheywantfoodwhichtheyarelike

AttimesitdependsifthereistoomuchtrafficandstoresarepackedwithshoppersTheyarekids,theygetintoeverything

n/a

IalwayssmileIt'snotthecommunity'sfault.Mychildisattheagewherehepreferstobeimpossible.Italsodependsontheageofthechild.Mydaughteris2,soitdoesmakeitmoredifficulttodoshopping.Iassumewhenchildisolder&abletofollowdirections,itiseasiertodosuchactivities.

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Question:What is your favourite thing about where you live?

There’srestaurants(4yearold)

Question:From your house, where can you and your family walk?

Thegrocerystore(3yearold)

School,park,playground,stores(5yearold)

Tothe7-11,thepark,thebusstopwithDaddy(5yearold)

Toparks,school,townshoppingmall(2yearold)

Chapters,park(5yearold)

Playground,groceries(5yearold)

Wecanwalktothebeach,school,andwhitespot(4yearold)

Mcdonalds,thelibrary,parks,movietheatre,themalls.(4yearold)

Schools,park,shopping(4yearold)

Toacandystore(7-11),-playground(3yearold)

ThecrazybreadplaceandmaybeChuckECheese(4yearold)

Question:Where do you like to play?

Mcdonalds(4yearold)

Question:What do you play outside?

Insand,climbing,babies,littleponies,restaurant(5yearold)

Question:Where do you feel safe?

Home,withfamily,daycare(4yearold)AtHome,atdaycare,atthepark(4yearold)Library,danceclass,church,Sungod-swimmingandroamingrascals,daycare(3yearold)

Question:Where do you use these (pictures of Art tools)?

School,home,4cats(5yearold)Home,schoolanddaycare(5yearold)

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Question:Who cares for you?

_____fromDaycare,_________fromDance,____________fromCartwheels(3yearold)

Mysister,myNona,daycare(5yearold)

BeforeandaftercareatDevonGardens(5yearold)

1stStepMontessoriDaycare(5yearold)

Grandma,grandpa,Nana,Papa,Daycareworker(3yearold)

Daycare,grandparents(3yearold)

Mommy,Daddy,Auntie,daycareladies(4yearold)

Mommy,daycare,familyfriend(5yearold)

June(daycare)(5yearold)

Extendedfamily,daycare(5yearold)

SchoolandAfterCare(5yearold)

Granny,Grandad,daycare(5yearold)

DeltaMontessoriPreschool(3yearold)

Daycare(5yearold)

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Question:

Whatstoredoyouliketogoto? Whatdoyoulikeaboutgoingthere?

Superstore Freecookie (3yearold)

themall,somymomcanbuymethings

Igettreat,save-onfoodsigetacookie(cookiestore) (3yearold)

theprincessaisle(atsuperstore) whenwepickoutadollforbirthdaycakes (4yearold)

IliketogotoWalmart,Costco. HavingtheswirlicecreamandFrenchfries. (5yearold)

Toystore Toys (3yearold)

Superstore Walkandrun (5yearold)

Costco theirfries (5yearold)

Safeway Thepeople (4yearold)

Londondrugs Thattherearetoys (5yearold)

shoppingmall tobuysomething (5yearold)

SaveOnFoods-Nordel nicepeoplewhoworkthere (5yearold)

Walmart Theyhavelotsoftoys (5yearold)

Walmart,SaveOn,Starbucks,BostonPizza theyhavegoodfood,thepeoplearenice (5yearold)

Superstore Toysection (4yearold

Walmart Thereisalotoffood. (3yearold)

TothebakeryandtoMcDonald's Igettochooseacookie. (3yearold)

SaveOn,LondonDrugs,DollarStore Friendlystaff (4yearold

LondonDrugs.Dollarama Goodpricesandlotstochoosefrom (4yearold)

SaveOn Exciting,freecookie,everyoneisfriendly. (3yearold)

Superstore Togetbreadandcarrotandnoodles. (3yearold)

Walmart Ibuytoys (4yearold)

thepetstore Ilikethefishandthekittens (5yearold)

Dollarstore,petstore Kidstoys,sometimeshavepetsthere (2.5yearold)

IliketogotoAmazonandDairyQueenandTimHortons.

IlikeaboutTimHortonsbecauseIcangetTimbitsthere. (5yearold)

LondonDrugs,Bitz staplesforfamily (4yearold)

Target Allthetoys (5yearold)

Costco IlikegoingtoCostcotogetalltheveggies (5yearold)

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Question:

Whatstoredoyouliketogoto? Whatdoyoulikeaboutgoingthere? ToystoreSafeway Cookies (5yearold)

cornerstore gettingslurpeesandtreats (5yearold)

McDonalds,petstore fries,playplaceandseeingthepuppiesandkitties (4yearold)

WalmartThefoodischeaperthansaveonfoodsorsuperstore (3yearold)

superstore toys (3yearold)

suprestore toys (4yearold)

superstore buyeverything (4yearold)

superstore toys (4yearold)

Grocerystores AgoodselectionOffoods (4yearold)

ToyStore Lookingatthetoys (3yearold)

ToyStore Becauseofallthetoysthatwecouldbuy (4yearold)

Chapters Lookingatallthetoys (5yearold)

Macdonaldsandmall becausetheyhaveplayareas (3yearold)

Superstore Goodselectionandprices (3yearold)

SuperstoreGetfood,Mede,kidsclothing,insuranceetcetcIguesstheconventionsandtimesaving (5yearold)

Ionlyreallylikegroceryshopping Buyingfoodtoexperimentwithnewmeals (3yearold)

Toysrus Lookingatthetoys (5yearold)

theAppleStore IlikeiPadandiPodsthere (4yearold)

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Question:

Otherthanhome,wheredoyougotoeat? Whatdoyoulikeabouteatingthere?

Whitespot,Starbucks

Runninglapsinwhitespot.SteamedmilkatStarbucks.(Familynolongereatsoutmuchbecause3yroldand1yearoldarenotabletositstilllongenough)

(3yearold)

whitespotwegotowithmyopa. Ilikethepirateshipandthechocolatecoin (3yearold)

sushi,mcdonalds justeating (4yearold)

TheOldSpaghettiFactory,packedlunchesatschool

Thebreadwithwhippedgarlicbutter,alsotheicecream. (5yearold)

TimHortons Donuts (5yearold)

Mcdonald's Fries (5yearold)

Whitespot Thepeople (4yearold)

Rickys.McDonald's.Ladnersushi. Yummyfood (5yearold)

restaurant Idon'tknow. (5yearold)

BostonPizza,Starbucks,TimHortons BostonPizzahasfunthingstodo (5yearold)

Sushi Californiarolls (5yearold)

bostonpizza,lotusrestaurant,starbucks goodfoodandfunstufftodo (5yearold)

Ricky's,subway Pancakes,treasurechest (4yearold

WhiteSpot Wegetboats. (3yearold)

McDonald's(WhiteSpot,SubwayandSushisometimes) Therearefrenchfriesandaparktoplayin. (3yearold)

Grandparentshouse???LadnerSushi Goodfood(reasonableprices) (4yearold

Sharkey's Goodfood.Outdoorpatio. (4yearold)

takeout,loveSushi,Pho Lovethefood (3yearold)

BostonPizza,Subway,McDonald's Yummyfood. (3yearold)

Subway,McDonald's,theKeg IgetatreatifIbehave. (4yearold)

Costco,PizzaHouse Itrystuff,Ilikepepperonipizza (5yearold)

Sushi,freshslicepizza feelsgood (2.5yearold)

Wendy's BecauseyoucangetFrosty's (5yearold)

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Question:

Otherthanhome,wheredoyougotoeat?Whatdoyoulikeabouteatingthere? ABC,WhiteSpot,Mario's acceptabilityoffamilies,affordability (4yearold)

Bostonpizza Pizza (5yearold

Apples Thereissomejuiceinit (5yearold)

McDonald's,Abc,Whitespot Piratepaks,Playground (5yearold)

atmyfriend'shouse becauseIcanplaywithmyfriends (5yearold)

McDonalds,Subway,LittleCeasars,Menchies fries,hamsandwich,pizzaandfroyo (4yearold)

whitespot,earls Theyareasitdownrestaurantwithgoodfood (3yearold)

restaurant yummyfood (3yearold)

mcdonalds playarea (4yearold)

Ieathomemadefoodonly. nothing (4yearold)

McDonald Play-area (4yearold)

Fastfood,McDonald'sandlimitedsitdownaswehavea1yrold Convinceandentertainingforthekids (4yearold)

Romer'sBurgerBarandBostonPizza Pizza,burgers,friesandgrilledcheese (3yearold)

WhiteSpotandMcDonald's

WhiteSpot-MacaroniandstrawberryicecreamMcDonald's-Icecream,hamburgersandfrenchfries

(4yearold)

Park(Picnic) Watermelononasunnyday (5yearold)

McdonaldsTimhortons ActivityMcdonalds (3yearold)

Cactusclub,earLos,Bostonpizzaandtastys

Atmosphereandtimeoutofthehousewithfriendsandfamily (5yearold)

Sushi,pizza Qualityfood,flavours,variety (3yearold)

Pizza,sushi Flavour (5yearold)

Atschool,atrestaurant Theyhavespaghettiandmeatballs (4yearold)

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Question:Wheredoyouliketoplay?

Parks, bowling, front of my house (6 year old)

Question:Whatisthebestpartaboutwhereyoulive?

It'sthatmyneighbourhoodisverypeacefulandquietandthatservicesareveryclosebysowedon'thavetogofartogetgroceriesordoactivities.(10yearold)

I'mclosetomygrandparent'shouse.It'snotfarfromTimHortons.Icanridemyscooterandplayoutside.(8yearold)

MyfriendsliveclosebyandIlikemydaycare(6yearold)

Iplayhockeywithmyfriends,Igotodaycare(9yearold)

Question:Wheredoyoufeelsafe?

Mom’shouse,auntie’shouse,daycare(6yearold)

Home.Cabin.School.Daycare.(6yearold)

School.Home.Skating.Daycare.(9yearold)

Home.Grandma'shouse.Daycare.(6yearold)

AroundmyMomanddad,atschoolandaftercare(6yearold)

Question:Ifyoucould,whatwouldyouchangeaboutwhereyoulive?

Mom,grandma,/papa,childcareproviderandDad(6yearold)

Mommy,Daddy,Daycare(6yearold)

Thechargeperson.Daycare.(9yearold)

Mom,Dad,aftercare,myteacher,myprincipal(8yearold)

Closerstores(8yearold)

Well,livingonthebighillisalittletiringifyouwanttogetanywhere.IwouldlikeittobemoreclosertothemallsoIdon'thavetodrivealongtimetogettotheRichmondmall.(8yearold)

Question:Ifyouweren’tfeelingsafewhocouldyoutalkto?

Question:Wholistenstoyouwhenyouhaveideas?

Grandma,Stepsister,Childcareprovidersatdaycare,Papa,Mom(6yearold)

Mom,brother,friends,daycare(6yearold)

Mom,Dad,Friend,Daycare(9yearold)

Childcareprovider,Daddy(6yearold)

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Athome,4Cats(6yearold)

School,daycare(6yearold)

Daycare(6yearold)

Daycare,school,withGrandma(6yearold)

Athome,withMommy.Atdaycarewemakelotsofthings(9yearold)

Schoolanddaycare(7yearold)

Question:Wherecanyoubecreative?

Question:

Whatstoresdoyouliketogoto? Whatdoyoulikeaboutgoingthere? Superstore,Saveonfoods,walmart Cheapandgoodquality (10yearold)

Claire's,Ardene's,Payless,PetStore,GuildfordMall

Claire's:IthasabunchoffunstuffArdene's:IthascoolclothesPayless:ShoesPetStore:Thecuteanimals

(10yearold)

Toystore.Clothesstoreandshoestore. AtthetoystoreIliketobuyShopkins. (7yearold)

Grocery Getsomefood (10yearold)

Superstore,costcoandwalmart Youcanfindallneeds (10yearold

IlovetoysandtechandtherestaurantsIlikearepeek-a-boosushiandwhitespot.

Well,attoysandtechtheyhaveanythingIwant.Atpeek-a-bootheymightbeasmallbusinessbutwowdoesthesushigetbetterthanthat!Atwhitespottheserviceisspectacularandobviouslytheyhavegoodfood.

(9yearold)

iloveSTARBUCKS!!!!!.thedollarstore,saveonfoods,thriftys,andMORESTARBUCKS!!!!!!

FOOD,ANDSTUFFIDON'TNEEDISALWAYSATTHESTORESILIKE. (12yearold)

Zellars,toysrus,dollarstore Toys (8yearold)

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Athome,4Cats(6yearold)

School,daycare(6yearold)

Daycare(6yearold)

Daycare,school,withGrandma(6yearold)

Athome,withMommy.Atdaycarewemakelotsofthings(9yearold)

Schoolanddaycare(7yearold)

Question:Wherecanyoubecreative?

Question:

Whatstoresdoyouliketogoto? Whatdoyoulikeaboutgoingthere? Superstore,Saveonfoods,walmart Cheapandgoodquality (10yearold)

Claire's,Ardene's,Payless,PetStore,GuildfordMall

Claire's:IthasabunchoffunstuffArdene's:IthascoolclothesPayless:ShoesPetStore:Thecuteanimals

(10yearold)

Toystore.Clothesstoreandshoestore. AtthetoystoreIliketobuyShopkins. (7yearold)

Grocery Getsomefood (10yearold)

Superstore,costcoandwalmart Youcanfindallneeds (10yearold

IlovetoysandtechandtherestaurantsIlikearepeek-a-boosushiandwhitespot.

Well,attoysandtechtheyhaveanythingIwant.Atpeek-a-bootheymightbeasmallbusinessbutwowdoesthesushigetbetterthanthat!Atwhitespottheserviceisspectacularandobviouslytheyhavegoodfood.

(9yearold)

iloveSTARBUCKS!!!!!.thedollarstore,saveonfoods,thriftys,andMORESTARBUCKS!!!!!!

FOOD,ANDSTUFFIDON'TNEEDISALWAYSATTHESTORESILIKE. (12yearold)

Zellars,toysrus,dollarstore Toys (8yearold)

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Question:

Whatstoresdoyouliketogoto? Whatdoyoulikeaboutgoingthere? Target,Walmart,Spectra,Guildford,HotTopic,BellisFair Buyingthings (8yearold)

Target,ToysRUs,Walmart,Superstore ThereareMyLittlePonytoysthere (12yearold

SaveonFoods,Costco ForCostcothere'sfreefoodsamplesandSaveonFoodsisclose (10yearold)

Blackbondbooks.Treasureisle.Dollarama TherearethingsthatIliketolookat. (7yearold)

Idon’tknow Idon’thavefavouritestore (10yearold)

Toysrus,superstore,Dollarstore Buyingtoys (7yearold)

TimHortons,7-11,Superstore,Walmart Youcangethotchocolateanddoughnuts. (8yearold)

Candy&toystore Gettingcandy&toys (6yearold)

Superstore.Chapters.Costco Convenienceandselection (10yearold)

All Service (9yearold)

Superstore.SaveOn CookiesareSuperstore.HelpgrandmashopatSaveOn (6yearold)

Superstore.Idon'tlikeshopping. Gettingtreats. (6yearold)

Walmart.Superstore.SportChek. Icanspendsomeofmymoney.Mombuysthingsforme. (9yearold)

Dot.ca Buyingtoys. (6yearold)

7-Eleven,Costco,DollarStore,SaveOnFoods. Becausetheyhavealotofneatthings. (6yearold)

Bookstore(Chapters). IthasalotofbooksandIlovebooks. (8yearold)

Superstore Closetohouse (7yearold)

Save-onFoods,Alberto'shair,Bostonpizza,Sungodreccentre,andthelibrary everyoneisveryfriendly (6yearold)

Tech-toys,TimHorton's,Petra'sandMcDonalds

BecauseIfindthatthefoodistastyandIliketogetthelittletoysandsinceIdon'treallyliketheiricecreamIlikethattheyhavechocolatechipcookies.

(8yearold)

Ardenes,Claire's,Chapters,Starbucks SometimesIgowithmyfriendsandmymom,it'snottoofaraway (11yearold)

Thrifteys,Merridan,7-11togetCANDYMarioswhenwe,regoingoutfordinnerandtheDollarStoreformetogetuselesscrap.

BecauseIliketoBUYStufflikeuselesscrapandcandybutthewalkingisthebestpartaboutit

(10yearold)

Superstore,SaveonFoods,Walmart Cheapandgoodquality (10yearold)

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Question:

Otherthanhome,wheredoyougotoeat?Whatdoyoulikeabouteatingthere? Montanas Goodfood (8yearold)

Ineverreallygoouttoeat Ineverreallygoouttoeat (12yearold

Whitespot,Sushi,McDonald,A&W Everything (10yearold)

Rickys.Dancingpig. Yummyfood (7yearold)

localrestaurants. myfavouriteissushirestaurants. (10yearold)

Grandmaandgrandpa'shouse,McDonalds,TimHortons,Subway,Filipinorestaurant,Chinesefood,Pho

Murraydog,Playplace,Cookiesatsuperstore,Ilikehowtheyspraypainttheirwindowsfortheholidays

(7yearold)

McDonalds,Wendy's,DairyQueen chickennuggetsandfrenchfries (8yearold)

Restaurants-WhiteSpot,sushi Thefood&thecolouringsheets (6yearold)

Mcdonalds,Church'sChicken,Nando's,KFC,SwissChalet,Tims Cheapandgoodfood (10yearold)

WhiteSpot Goodfood (9yearold)

BostonPizza Themacaroniisshapedlikeabugandthejellotasteslikeblueberries. (6yearold)

McDonald's Thetoys (6yearold)

BostonPizza.KentuckyChicken.McDonald's. Weallgotogether. (9yearold)

BostonPizza BostonPizzamacaronibugsandcheese. (6yearold)

Subway.McDonald's.WhiteSpot. Theyallhavemyfavouritefoods. (6yearold)

FatBurger,Lombardos(inVancouver), FatBurgerhasOreosandLombardoshasamazingpizza. (8yearold)

Barney'sPizza Halalfood (7yearold)

BostonPizzaorMcdonaldsorTimHortons thepeopleareniceandthereisfoodIlike (6yearold)

McDonalds,ChinesefromSaveOn,sushiandPetras

BecausesometimesthefoodthereistastierthanwhatIhaveathome. (8yearold)

Wendy's,Earls Thatmymomdoesn'thavetocook (11yearold)

Marios.BrownSocialHousesometimes.OoohandIlovegettingsushitakeoutfromMagurosinLadner.

Thefoodisgood. (10yearold)

cuisinerestaurantsandfastfoodchains thefoodisbetterthenathome (10yearold)

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APPENDIXIII:6-12yearoldQuestionnaire:BusinessQuestion:RestaurantCommentspage2of2

Question:

Otherthanhome,wheredoyougotoeat?Whatdoyoulikeabouteatingthere? TheKeg Itissoyummy (10yearold)Marios,BrownsSocialhouse. Ilikethattheyhavegoodfood. (7yearold)Restaurant Meatandfishandvegi (10yearold)IndianandChinesefood (10yearoldWhitespot,pekk-a-boosushi,Starbucks,TimHortons theymakethefoodperfecteverytime. (9yearold)

restaurants,atfamilyandfriendshouses.itissomethingdifferent,otherthanmyhouse. (12yearold)

Sushi,pizza,Tripleo's Flavours (8yearold)TheKeg Itissoyummy (10yearold)

Marios,BrownsSocialHouse. Ilikethattheyhavegoodfood. (7yearold)Restaurant Meatandfishandvegi (10yearold)IndianandChinesefood (10yearoldWhitespot,pekk-a-Boosushi,Starbucks,TimHortons theymakethefoodperfecteverytime. (9yearold)

restaurants,atfamilyandfriendshouses.itissomethingdifferent,otherthanmyhouse. (12yearold)

Sushi,pizza,Tripleo's Flavours (8yearold)

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AppendixIV:NeighbourhoodandAgeBreakdownWhilewecanbereasonablyconfidentintheaccuracyoftheDeltawideresults(+/-4.33%at95%confidencelevel),thesub-populationresultsforneighbourhoodsorchildren’sagehavemuchlargerconfidenceintervals.Thefollowingtablesincludeconfidenceintervalscalculatedforthemostpositiveresponse.Ifasub-population’spercentageiswithintheconfidenceintervalforthetotalresulta”w”isrecorded.Ifnot,anadditionalconfidenceintervalwascalculatedforthesub-populationresulttodetermineifthatrangefellwithinorbeyondtherangeoftheoverallsurveyresult.Asyouwillseethesub-populationsarerarelydifferentenoughtobeconsideredstatisticallydifferentbythismethod.Nonethelesswewantedtoprovidethebreakdowninthespiritofpromptingquestions,discussion,andfurtherresearch.Surveyrespondentsidentifiedtheirneighbourhoodbasedonthesedescriptors:TheseneighbourhoodsarethesameusedbytheHumanEarlyLearningPartnershipatUBCfortheirresearchhttp://earlylearning.ubc.ca/

How welcome do you feel with children in Delta stores, restaurants and other businesses?

Total NDE NDW SH LA TS

Very Welcome 75.83 71 72 78 82 77 Sometimes Welcome 23.55 26 28 22 18 23 Rarely Welcome 0.62 3 0 0 0 0 # Responses 484 118 92 67 93 93 Confidence Interval 3.77 w w w (+/- 8.37) w

0-11

months 12-23

months 2-3 years

4-5 years

6-8 years

9-11 years

12-14 years

15-18 years

Very Welcome 69 68 75 73 80 77 78 83 Sometimes Welcome 30 32 24 27 19 22 22 17 Rarely Welcome 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 # Responses 61 34 159 195 177 105 37 18 Confidence Interval (+/- 11.3)

w w (+/- 5.8) w w (+/- 17.4)

%ResponsebyAgeofChild(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

%ResponsebyNeighbourhood(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

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AppendixIV:NeighbourhoodandAgeBreakdown

Compared to other family activities, how stressful is it to shop, eat out, or take care of family business when you are with your children?

Total NDE NDW SH LA TS

More Stressful than other family activities 30.17 32 26 28 39 24 About the Same as other family activities 60.95 60 63 64 53 64.89 Less Stressful than other family activities 8.88 8 11 7 9 11

# Responses 484 117 91 67 93 94

Confidence Interval 4.31 w w w (+/-

10.08) w %ResponsebyAgeofChild(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

%ResponsebyNeighbourhood(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

0-11 12-23 2-3 4-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-18 More Stressful than other family activities 45 38 39 32 30 19 11 22 About the Same as other familiy activities 50 55.88 54 60 62 70 71 55.56 Less Stressful than other familty activities 5 6 7 8 8 10 18 22

# Responses 60 34 157 197 177 105 38 18 Confidence Interval

(+/- 12.33)

(+/- 16.46)

(+/- 7.53) w w

(+/- 8.66)

(+/- 14.36)

(+/- 22.92)