Welcome to the 2026 Annual Conference & Expo!
April 24-26, 2026 | Pasadena Convention Center
Cultivating Relationships: Children, Families & Educators in Community
All conference activities will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center.
April 24-26, 2026
Pasadena Convention Center
300 E. Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
In 2025, we created virtual site tours. They were among the workshops sessions. We are continuing with the virtual site tours -- centers, museums and other ECE-focused programs will submit a workshop proposal through the Call for Presentations (CFP) process. We created a specific track for this purpose, titled Virtual Site Tours. There is no additional fee to attend the Virtual Site Tours -- they will be scheduled among the traditional workshop schedule.
We look forward to having you with us in 2026!
Announcing the Keynote Speakers for Friday and Saturday!
Learn More About Debbie and Tom
Upcoming Activities
- Call for Presentations: The CFP is now CLOSED; deadline to submit a proposal was September 9, 2025.
- Workshop Notifications: The reviewers finished their work in late November. Notifications (accept/decline) were sent on December 12. We appreciate your patience as we complete this process as efficiently as possible.
- Workshop Schedule is now available. You can view workshops by date (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Time assignments will be posted by February 20.
- Attendee Registration: Early Bird rates are available until March 23, 2026.
- Exhibit Sales: exhibit sales is now open to everyone.
Register Now | View Workshop Schedule
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