NAEYC's centennial — 100 years of early childhood education.
Hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC's 2026 conference is its centennial — 100 years of the largest gathering of early childhood educators in the world. Four days, thousands of educators, hundreds of sessions. Wearthy travels from Australia to take part.
Session topic will be announced ahead of the program. Our slot is early Sunday morning in DC — for Australian audiences that's overnight on Monday 7 December AEDT.
The 2026 NAEYC Annual Conference marks the organisation's 100-year centennial — a milestone gathering carrying forward a future of promise for early childhood education in the United States and beyond.
The program runs December 5–8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with the Expo open December 5–7. Registration opens in July 2026.
Full details and registration at naeyc.org/events/annual.
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