Activities
Early Childhood Week activities

Province-wide and region-specific 2021 activities
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Update to the 2017 Portrait " Comment se portent les tout-petits québécois?", presented by the Early Childhood Observatory
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Lunchtime conference «Du cerveau à la bienveillance, mieux comprendre pour mieux intervenir » organized by the Groupe de travail petite enfance Chaudière-Appalaches
The conference « Du cerveau à la bienveillance, mieux comprendre pour mieux intervenir » will be presented by Isabelle Plante, psychiatrist.
It is intended for practitioners who work with children 5 and under.
Event in French.
Online Event
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Webinar "Changer les règles du jeu : passer à l’action et offrir la ville aux tout-petits" presented by Espace MUNI with the collaboration of the Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal
With the « Changer les règles du jeu » project, for the benefit of children, new models of transformation of the street, the school-street and the playful street, are being tested for the first time in Quebec. These interventions, which take inspiration from models tested in Europe and the United States, have many benefits for children's development, but also for the development of environments.
Event in French
Online Event
Tuesday, November 16 2021
Virtual launch of the book "Mes droits et moi" presented by the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
To mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Rights of First Nations Children, the FNQLHSSC has produced a book in the form of a story that explains to children their rights in a simple and fun way. It will be possible for everyone to attend the virtual launch of the book, beautifully illustrated with drawings made by children from different First Nations in Quebec, via their Facebook page.
Online Event
Tuesday to Thursday, November 16, 17 and 18, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Three virtual get-togethers with COSMOSS Bas-St-Laurent
Coinciding with the 6th annual Early Childhood Week, the Comité régional en petite enfance COSMOSS invites individuals and organizations working with young children to attend three 45-minute virtual get-togethers.
All three activities will take place at the same time on different days, with the goal of bringing together as diverse an array of experience and knowledge as possible. In so doing, they hope to provide attendees with food for thought and encourage further and broader collaboration in support of young children.
Event in French
Open only to people from the Bas-St-Laurent region
A detailed program and registration form will soon be online.
Online Event
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
La TRÈS Grande matinée des tout-petits, an initiative of the Concertation régionale Grandissons tous ensemble
Calling all those in the Capitale-Nationale region who work with children 8 and under and their families! You are invited to our 6th annual event, the focus of which will be on building caring communities for young children. The day-long program will feature a series of presentations identifying various factors used to protect against abuse as well as strategies for taking action to help our communities become more caring than ever in their approach to young children. A number of initiatives developed by local early childhood development stakeholders will be showcased during these presentations.
This is a regional event intended exclusively for early childhood practitioners in the Capitale-Nationale region
Event in French, registration required.
Online Event
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Report by the Université de Montréal: Attention! Enfants en mouvement AEM, presented by Plateau Lanaudois (regional roundtable)
Friday, November 19, 10 a.m to 11 a.m
Virtual Event "Comment les parents d’expression anglaise vivent-ils les services au Québec? presented by the Community Health & Social Services Network (CHSSN)
Summary of the point of view of English-speaking parents on early childhood services available in Quebec. This presentation is based on the results of the English Language Early Childhood Services Survey conducted in May and June 2021.
Event in French
Online Event
Friday, November 19, 2021, 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Lunchtime conference « Les ingrédients d’une parentalité saine… ou comment retrouver son cœur d’enfant! » organized by the Groupe de travail petite enfance Chaudière-Appalaches
The conference « Les ingrédients d’une parentalité saine… ou comment retrouver son cœur d’enfant! » will be presented by Isabelle Plante, psychiatrist.
It is intended for parents with children 5 and under.
Event in French.
Online Event