2026 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute

(In-Person) Reflection/Networking Session: National/State/Commun... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Reflection/Networking Session: Teachers, Practitione... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Reflection/Networking Session: Technical Assistance/... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(Hybrid) Inclusion 101: From Access to Belonging in Early Childhood Environments 2:45pm - 4:15pm

(Hybrid) Welcome and Keynote Address 1:00pm - 2:15pm

(Hybrid) The Power of Rightful Presence: Fostering Agency and Self-Advocacy in the Early Years 2:45pm - 4:15pm

(Virtual) Reflection/Networking Session: Virtual Participants 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Getting Unstuck: Pyramid Model Strategies for When Behavior Challenges Adults 9:00am - 12:00pm

(In-Person) Reflection/Networking Session: Families/Family advoc... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Creating Professional Development with Adult Learning Principles 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Scaffolding Caregiver Learning 10:15am - 11:45am

(In-Person) Many Ways to Show you Care with Fred Rogers Producti... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

(In-Person) Authentic Assessment and Multilingual Learners: How... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

(In-Person) Stop, Collaborate & Listen 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(Virtual) From Awareness to Belonging: Partnering with Families... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

(In-Person) The Bridge to Belonging: Building True Partnerships in Our Child's Early Years 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) A Least Restricted Environment (LRE) Toolkit for Families of Young Children 10:15am - 11:45am

(In-Person) Finding the Right Fit: Using the Coaching Match Tool... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

(In-Person) Better Together: Partnering with Child Care Provider... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

(In-Person) Bridging the Gap: Linking CDC's Learn the Signs. Act... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

(In-Person) Families as Partners in Assessment 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Meeting Children Where They Are: Adapting Instruction for Preschool Children 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Building Belonging for Infants and Toddlers: Strategies for Inclusive Child Care Exp... 10:15am - 11:45am

(Hybrid) Community Inclusion Teams in Early Childhood: Innovatio... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

(Hybrid) Coaching for Belonging: Expanding the Pyramid Coaching... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

(Hybrid) A Retrospective on Inclusion: Building and Sustaining I... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

(Hybrid) A Retrospective on Inclusion: Building and Sustaining I... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Every Child, Every Classroom: Navigating the Path to Early Childhood Inclusion 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Pediatrics and Child Welfare: Partnering to Support Families Experiencing Heightened... 10:15am - 11:45am

(In-Person) Strategies for Supporting Participation and Learning... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

(In-Person) The Japanese Practice of Mimamoru and Lessons on Inc... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

(In-Person) Maximizing Your Strengths: The Power of Lived Experi... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

(In-Person) “Keeping Kids Connected: What Families (and Professi... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Engaging Families and Community Members While Centering Children's Humanity and Righ... 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Using the AEPS-3 to Support Inclusion for Young Children 10:15am - 11:45am

(Hybrid) From Vision to Practice: The Revised DEC-NAEYC Joint Po... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

(In-Person) ICP Revised Edition: Findings from the ICP Pilot 2:00pm - 3:00pm

(Hybrid) When the Roads Don’t Meet: Improving Pathways to Early... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

(Hybrid) Finding Our North Star: Defining What We’re Fighting Fo... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) WE CAN AND WE MUST: Practical Strategies Advancing Inclusion and Belonging for Every... 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Understanding Child Media Use for Sensory Regulation: Research by the UNC FaMLab on... 10:15am - 11:45am

(In-Person) An Introduction to the Role of the Itinerant Early C... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

(In-Person) Beyond Disability History and Awareness Month: Turni... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

(In-Person) When OTs and Educators Partner Well: A Practical Mod... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

(In-Person) Rising Together: Fostering Wellness in Home Visiting... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

(In-Person) Be Prepared: New Tools for Planning and Facilitating an Evidence-Based Coaching Conv... 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Data-Informed Family Advocacy: Strengthening Inclusi... 10:30am - 11:30am

(In-Person) Beyond the book: Creating a space where every child thrives through sensory inclusio... 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) From Concern to Connection, Navigating Early Interve... 10:30am - 11:30am

(In-Person) Turning Toward: Moving from Challenging to Connected When Behavior Feels Hard 8:30am - 10:00am

(Hybrid) Healing Generations: Family-Centered Care for Addiction... 10:30am - 11:30am

(In-Person) The Adaptation Station: Simple Strategies for Supporting Infants and Toddlers at Hom... 8:30am - 10:00am

(Hybrid) From Data to Action: Using Data to Make Informed Decisi... 10:30am - 11:30am

(In-Person) When the Path Isn’t Clear, We Create It Together: A Panel Discussion 8:30am - 10:00am

(In-Person) Reimagining Communities and Public Spaces for Childr... 10:30am - 11:30am

(Virtual) Inclusive Systems, and Early Relational Hea... 8:00am - 8:50am

(Virtual) “Keeping Kids Connected: What Families (and... 8:00am - 8:50am

(Virtual) More than supporting roles: Partnering with... 9:00am - 9:50am

(Virtual) Supporting Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Fam... 9:00am - 9:50am

(Virtual) Empowering Families in Early Intervention:... 10:00am - 10:50am

(Virtual) Using the AEPS-3 in International Contexts 10:00am - 10:50am

(Virtual) Introduction to an Embedded Learning Framew... 6:00pm - 6:50pm

(Virtual) The “F-Words for Child Development”: Bring... 6:00pm - 6:50pm

(Virtual) The “F-Words for Child Development”: Bring... 7:00pm - 7:50pm

(Virtual) Adapting the Embedded Learning Framework fo... 7:00pm - 7:50pm

(Virtual) Targeting Higher Quality: Early Childhood Inclusive Ed... 8:00pm - 9:00pm

(Virtual) The Japanese Practice of Mimamoru and Lesso... 8:00am - 8:50am

(Virtual) (In-Person) Understanding Child Media Use f... 8:00am - 8:50am

(Virtual) An Introduction to the Role of the Itineran... 9:00am - 9:50am

(Virtual) Supporting Peer Relationships for Autistic... 9:00am - 9:50am

(Virtual) Designing and Implementing Blended Preparat... 10:00am - 10:50am

(Virtual) Why the Routines-Based Interview Is a Cross... 10:00am - 10:50am

(Virtual) It's You I Like!: Building Belonging in Our... 6:00pm - 6:50pm

(Virtual) Scaffolding Caregiver Learning 6:00pm - 6:50pm

(Virtual) It's You I Like!: Building Belonging in Our... 7:00pm - 7:50pm

(Virtual) Creating Professional Development with Adul... 7:00pm - 7:50pm

(Virtual) An Inclusive Approach to Playful Early STEM... 8:00pm - 8:50pm

(Virtual) We Are Not Hard to Reach: Engaging Black Fathers of Ch... 8:00pm - 9:00pm