Conference Schedule
Please review conference schedule by clicking on each individual time slot and then clicking on the session to view description.
**Please note- all times are subject to change until the final registration brochure is published.
View the full PDF conference program with session descriptions:
Friday October 16, 2026
Lunch is provided for all registered attendees.
Join us for our annual member meeting! All NAEYC/WAEYC members and prospective members are welcome to join. During his session, you’ll meet current board members and chapter representatives, learn what WAEYC has been up to in the state, and new ways to get involved in making change in our WA ECE world. Please bring your questions. Attendees will be entered to win several door prizes!
Saturday October 17, 2026
SA01: Creative Start: Integrating Performing Arts for Learning in Early Childhood, Alexis Sarah
SA02: From Chaos to Connection: Classroom Management that Works, Stephanie Travers
SA03: Reframing Challenging Behavior, Kendall Appell
SA04: Brave Conversations, Mel Andersen
SA05: Risky Play, Cameron Sandgren
SA06: Soft Expulsion and the Invisible Exit, April Ferguson
SA07: Public Policy 101: Advocacy from the Classroom to the Capitol
SA08: Eco-Healthy Child Care® Track: Seeds of Justice: Addressing Environmental Racism in Early Education, Jamie Cho and Ninderjit Gill
Lunch is provided for all registered attendees.
PL1: Eco-Healthy Child Care® Track: Strategies to Reduce Child Exposures to Environmental Contamination, Rhonda Kaetzel
PL2: Rooted and Rising: Grassroots Advocacy for Children and Families of Color
