50th ANNUAL CONFERENCE CELEBRATION!

 We are EXCITED to bring you our very own MILTON COLLINS!  Milton Collins is currently Principal at Lincoln Elementary School in the Granite School District in Salt Lake City, Utah.  

His leadership skills, ability to connect with others, inclusivity of all who enter his space, his genuine ability to love those he leads, is AMAZING! We can't wait to have Principal Milton in our space!

Get to know Principal Collins!

View Principal Collins' daily morning messages to his students on YouTube.

 We are excited to bring to you our opening plenary of 

"ECE Professional Glimpses"

A series of momentary views into a variety of hot field topics! Be prepared for some new and favorite faces as we view how our past has given us our present, and how we can shape the future of our field....together!

We are not yet ready to share all the details, but know that hot topics are in the works, such as:

  The Power of Play 

High Quality Environments

Screen Time in the ECE Space

The Power of Puppetry

STEM Learning

AI in ECE

And more!

We are shaking things up to celebrate our 50th this year!!

Come prepared for a fun welcome full of ECE CHEER!

And, introducing our first annual  Pre-Conference Day Sessions!

Four specialized topics with deep dives into the who, what, when, and how of:

1. Advocacy for Early Educators 
2. NAEYC Accreditation Updates
3. Inclusion in ECE programs
4. DAP in the K-3 Space 

These will be available for an additional charge as an addon to registration for those who wish to include it in their conference experience.

*Seating is limited, so don't wait to register!

We are now accepting presentation proposals for our 2025 event! 

 We need proposals that support a wide variety of topics appropriate to ECE classrooms, professionals, and business practices.  We also need proposals supporting the variety of work our professionals across the state need, including those who are new to the field, those who have made this a lifetime career, and support for a variety of auspices.

If you are committed to Developmentally Appropriate Practices and have expertise in the field, we invite you to submit a proposal, DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 20, 2024. 

We are now accepting nominations for our 2025 conference awards! 

 We acknowledge and celebrate three distinguished individuals through the following awards:

The highly esteemed Mary Olsen Friend of Children Award

Our Outstanding Leader of the Year Award

 Our Teacher of the Year Award

Each award has unique qualifications. To learn more and to nominate, click the button below. Form is bilingual for both English and Spanish submissions.

Complete your nominations by January 10, 2025. (We encourage you to get them in earlier!)

We are now accepting registrations for SPONSORSHIPS for our 2025 event! There's an opportunity for all levels of contributions, and an exciting new opportunity for our 1st annual conference gala, in honor of our 50th anniversary!

Most sponsorship levels receive an exhibitor table for both days of the conference, as well as an array of benefits, including direct marketing to over 1200 participants!

For more information or questions, reach out to Katie at kricord@uaeyc.org.

To get your sponsorship secured, click on the button below.

We are now accepting 

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATIONS 

for our 2025 conference! 

We love our exhibitors and can't wait to celebrate BIG with you at this historic event! All exhibitors receive one booth space with table and two chairs, plus up to two free table registrants and lunches both days of our event.

Register early to ensure you get a spot!!   Registration closes February 8, 2025.

For more information or questions, reach out to Katie at kricord@uaeyc.org.

To get your exhibitor spot secured, click on the button below.