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ARCQE’s Child Day Conference 2026
Learning Begins at Birth — An Interactive and Educational Experience
ARCQE is excited to welcome you to our 17th Annual Child Day Conference, taking place virtually on November 19–21, 2026.
This year’s conference theme is:
“Learning Begins at Birth” — Honouring Every Child’s Right to Education From the Early Years Forward.
Framed around UNCRC Articles 28 & 29 — the Right to Education and the Aims of Education, this year’s three-day experience will invite educators, leaders, and advocates to explore how we can honour children’s rights through learning, relationships, care, policy, participation, and citizenship.
Across three days, we will explore:
Day 1: Early Learning as a Continuum of Education — Spaces Between that Matter Most
Day 2: Care Is a Right — Challenging the Policies That Leave Children Behind
Day 3: Mighty Learners, Mighty Citizens — How Rights of Children are Shaped, Shared, and Sustained
Join us for meaningful conversations, inspiring speakers, interactive learning, reflection, and opportunities to connect with a community committed to ensuring every child is seen, heard, valued, and supported from the very beginning.
Shop for a Cause
This is your National Child Day call to action!
Thank you to everyone who purchased from the 2025 Capsule Collection in support of children’s rights!
This year’s collection is inspired by the theme “Learning Begins at Birth” — Honouring Every Child’s Right to Education From the Early Years Forward, reflecting UNCRC Articles 28 & 29 (the Right to Education and the Aims of Education), in celebration of Child Day.
This year’s collection is being designed with children, created directly in real words, sentences, and imagery shared by children themselves. Their voices and reflections on learning, being heard, and their right to education are at the heart of this year’s design.
All proceeds over cost of purchase will be supported as a donation on behalf of the Early Learning community to the Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights, an organization dedicated to advancing the rights and well-being of children through research, education, and advocacy.
Support ARCQE’s Child Day Conference by wearing or using an item from the Capsule Collection leading up to ARCQE’s conference. Use the hashtags #ChildrensRights and #ChildDayConference on social media to show your commitment.
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