The story of a collective project in early childhood development in Québec

In 2009, the Québec Government and the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon joined forces to tackle an extraordinary challenge: set up an organization devoted to social innovation and collective action in early childhood development.

The ten-year partnership was conceived as an initiative focused on finding different solutions for reducing poverty in Québec and giving all young children an equal chance for a good start in  life.

A range of different partners

Over the years, thousands of partners joined Avenir d’enfants’ efforts to make young children a social priority in Québec, including stakeholders from community organizations, the healthcare system, educational child care services, municipalities, and the school system. Together, they contributed their ideas, experience, expertise, and intelligence for the benefit of young children and their families, especially those living in underprivileged circumstances.

Aboriginal community members and the major early childhood development networks made important contributions to figuring out ways and means to support their children and families, focusing their quest to tackle and solve complex social issues on prevention.

What you will discover in this thematic section

• An expansive summary report describing the initiatives undertaken by Avenir d’enfants and its partners
• A timeline featuring the major milestones in the history of early childhood development in Québec (in French only)
• Podcasts relating the rewarding experiences over the past ten years
• Recommendations and suggested courses of action resulting from this collective undertaking