MEDIA ADVISORY - 10th Annual Early Childhood Week Gets Underway

410+ municipalities celebrating this Quebec-wide movement in support of young children

LAVAL, QC, Nov. 12, 2025 /CNW/ - To celebrate the kickoff of the 10th edition of Early Childhood Week, media representatives are cordially invited to attend an official flag-raising ceremony led by the Collectif petite enfance, the driving force behind Early Childhood Week, and Espace MUNI, the organization responsible for the Municipalité amie des enfants (Child-Friendly Cities) program in Quebec. The ceremony will take place in Laval on November 17.

As part of this joint initiative, municipal administrations across Quebec have been invited to raise the Early Childhood Week and Municipalité amie des enfants flags at their city or town hall in a show of commitment and support for young children and their families.

To date, 410+  confirmations have been received from communities that plan on holding a flag-raising ceremony and/or taking part in other initiatives.

Key attendees:	A city council member representing the mayor of Laval
	Marilyne Picard, MNA for Soulanges and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Families
	Doreen Assaad, President of Espace MUNI and Mayor of the City of Brossard
	Elise Bonneville, Director of the Collectif petite enfance
	Some 20  young children from Laval
Date:	Monday, November 17, 2025
Time:	10 a.m.
Place:	Simonne-Monet-Chartrand community centre
	3700 Notre Dame Boulevard
	Laval, QC  H7V 1R4
	Parking available behind the centre and on the adjacent streets
	(take 75^e Avenue and turn onto Évariste-Leblanc Street)

This special anniversary edition of Early Childhood Week is an invitation to take stock of the past 10 years. What kind of progress has been made in advocating for Quebec's littlest citizens? What challenges have been encountered? And what will be the focus of ongoing engagement efforts in the decade to come?

SOURCE Collectif petite enfance

RSVP: Jeanne Beauchamp, Strategic Communications Advisor, [email protected], 438-491-8579