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The Louisiana Department of Education is excited to host the third annual Early Childhood Conference-Shaping Louisiana’s Future! The conference will take place in Shreveport on September 7, 2024, at the Shreveport Convention Center and in Baton Rouge on October 5, 2024 at the Crowne Plaza. 

The Conference will provide opportunities for education and training for childcare providers, teachers, and administrators in all aspects of Early Childhood.

Registration is now closed. 

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2024 Early Childhood Conference Overview Download
Bulletin 137 Hot Topics.ECC2024 Download
Bulletin 137 Technical Assistance.ECC2024 Download
CCAP Provider Essentials.ECC2024 Download
CCCBC System_AComprehensiveOverview.ECC2024 Download
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Payment Resources.ECC2024 Download
Creating a Supportive Work Environment for Early Childhood Teachers.ECC2024 Download
Developing Infant Schedules and Supporting Routines.ECC2024 Download
Early Childhood Language and Emergent Literacy Across Louisiana’s Early Childhood Systems ECC2024 Download
Early Childhood Numeracy and Math Concepts.ECC2024 Download
EC Conference 2024 Hotel Accommodations Download
Facilitating Effective Family & Provider Relationships.ECC2024 Download
Fingerprinting with IDEMIA and Technical Support.ECC2024 Download
Foundations For EC Classroom Management and Behavior Guidance.ECC2024 Download
High Quality EC Classroom Environments.ECC2024 Download
Infant Safe Sleep Training.ECC2024 Download
Introduction to the Career Development System and School Readiness Tax Credits.ECC 2024 Download
Introduction to the Early Childhood Accountability System.ECC2024 Download
Introduction to the NEW Early Learning and Development Standards ECC2024 Download
Keeping Children Safe Using Active Supervision.ECC2024 Download
Navigating Academic Approval_ FCCs GPS to Maintaining Success.ECC2024 Download
New Provider Orientation.ECC2024 Download
Presenter Webinar - June 2024 Download
Presenter Webinar-August Download
Recruiting Early Childhood Teachers.ECC2024 Download
Supporting Children's Play.ECC2024 Download
Supporting Development and Learning From Birth Through Preschool.ECC2024 Download
Supporting Young Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Settings.ECC2024 Download
The Importance of Using An Early Childhood Curriculum.ECC2024 Download
The Provider Exchange.ECC2024 Download
Using Child Assessment to Guide Learning and Development ECC2024 Download
Using Development to Guide Learning.ECC2024 Download
Utilizing Site-Level Data for Quality Improvements.ECC2024 Download

Registration and Scheduling

Registration is now closed.

There will be no onsite registration. All registrations must be completed before attending the Conference.

Educators will use the same system, Whova, to register and build their schedules for the Conference. The LDOE strongly encourages that email addresses used for Whova are the participant's individual email address. Personal email addresses have a history of blocking emails from event platforms and/or marking them as SPAM; please be sure to check your SPAM folders after registering.

Shreveport

Baton Rouge


Registration Fees

To help offset the cost of running a high-quality, multi-day event for thousands of Louisiana educators, the LDOE charges a nominal registration fee. This fee will cover:

  • Admission to conference
  • Conference sessions
  • Lunch
  • T-Shirt

All attendees will be provided with lunch on the day of the conference.

Early Bird Registration opens on June 7, 2024

Pricing: $45

Regular Registration opens on July 1, 2024  

Pricing: $55

Participants can pay for their registration fee in Whova using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or AMEX. The LDOE does not accept cash, checks, money orders, or purchase orders for this event.


Presenter Application

Those interested in leading a session at ECC 2024 should refer to the guidelines outlined in the ECC 2024 Presenter Application and apply by June 21, 2024. Applicants must submit their complete presentation slides on the ECC 2024 template, available on the application, when applying.


Please contact events@emergentmethod.com with questions regarding the Early Childhood Conference.

Responses will be returned within 24-48 hours.