Annual Conference Overview | NAEYC CONFERENCE

Your Community. Your Opportunity. Your Conference.

Early childhood professionals are gathering in our nation’s capital this November! Join tens of thousands of your colleagues from around the world as NAEYC presents the world’s largest conference on early childhood education. Whether you are a newcomer to the field or an experienced professional, we invite you to join with us to strengthen your knowledge of the best approaches to high-quality early childhood education.

SHARPEN your skills.

You will have hundreds of engaging and motivating sessions to choose from. Experts will cover a wide range of issues, including early literacy, social and emotional development, infant care, support for families, school readiness, team building, and staff retention. The Conference is filled with sessions designed to provide practical information to take home and use immediately.

CONNECT with colleagues.

Enjoy connecting with fellow colleagues who share your commitment to young children and quality education. Many say that the opportunity to meet others going through similar experiences is the top reason to attend NAEYC’s Annual Conference & Expo.

PREPARE for the future.

Attending the Conference is a great way to strengthen your knowledge of the latest and best approaches to high-quality early childhood education. It is widely recognized as one of the most valuable professional development opportunities for early childhood professionals. Renew and refresh your professional commitment as you prepare for the future in early childhood education. So mark your calendar now, and join us in Washington, D.C., this fall!

NAEYC's Expo: Experience a marketplace of ideas!

With nearly 1,000+booths, NAEYC’s Exhibit Hall is among the largest at any education conference. It’s where you’ll find the latest resources for early childhood educators and children—solid investments for the future. Publishers, learning materials manufacturers, and service providers for early childhood professionals are just a few of the groups exhibiting in Washington, D.C.

What are your areas of interest?

Sessions at the Annual Conference will be organized in tracks (in bold) and subtracks that connect to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards, and in other tracks that involve multiple standards, or relate to other aspects of improving early childhood education.

So mark your calendar now and join us in Washington, DC this fall. Conference sessions will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Pl. NW Washington, DC 20001.

After all, it's your community. Your opportunity. Your Conference!