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2025 LEARN Conference Schedule

More sessions. More content. More LEARNing. ​

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Our spectacular lineup of early childhood's brightest speakers and sessions will give you practical takeaways, valuable insights and in-depth understanding of the latest trends and practices that are essential to your work.

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Each LEARN Preconference and Conference session is labeled with the primary (and some secondary) early childhood disciplines and professional role(s) it is designed for. Use the “Tags” below to help you filter and identify the most relevant sessions for your learning needs and goals.

The session descriptions include the content level, all related roles and disciplines, and The ZERO TO THREE Competencies for Prenatal to Age 5 (P-5) Professionals™ (P-5 Competencies), which provides a universal set of competencies necessary for all prenatal-5 service providers, supervisors, and managers.

Seven Unique Ways to LEARN

With seven unique session types to choose from, fully curate your LEARN Conference experience in a way that matches your early childhood professional development goals.

Plenary and Keynote Sessions

Plenary and Keynote Sessions bring the full LEARN Conference community together for inspiring, innovative, and engaging presentations (include introductory comments and special awards = 1 hour) 

Pilot Leadership Labs

Pilot! Leadership Labs are 3-part* focused, practical sessions designed specifically for IECMH and ECE leaders culminating in actionable plans (span 3 concurrent breakout blocks = 3 hours total) 

*Ideally, learners participate in all 3 parts of a Leadership Lab, but each part may be taken as a “stand-alone” session 

Issue Intensives

Issue Intensives have a deep dive focus on an early childhood topic, process or issue and include opportunities for learners to explore ways to use and apply the content in their work. 

Issue Intensives include a mixture of presentation/information sharing to set context and interactive activities.

Issue Intensives are delivered in 2-parts, each 60 minutes for 120 minutes (2 hours).

Lecture Sessions

Lecture Sessions present new information or evolving understandings about a specific topic, process, or issue.

Lecture Sessions provide 60-minutes of content presentation or information sharing, with Q&A incorporated.

Pilot Synergy Circles

Pilot Synergy Circles are held in a large room with three faculty/faculty groups and three participant table groups; faculty spark dialogue and encourage practical application considerations in each participant group, rotating every 20 minutes (span 1 concurrent breakout block = 1 hour) 

Baby Talks

Baby Talks are rapid-paced sessions summarizing powerful ideas and teeing-up related questions or considerations for discussion (span 1 concurrent breakout block = 1 hour) 

Poster Presentations

Poster Presentations use text and graphics to share a concise visual presentation of research concepts and questions, studies, and/or findings; or the story of field knowledge, models, processes or other implementation projects, and/or lessons learned.

Poster Presentations will be displayed throughout the LEARN Conference with live Q&A during the lunch break each day.

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Schedule At A Glance

Monday, October 6

7:00 AM–4:00 PM
Registration & Attendee Support Open

8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Preconference PD Day 1: Higher Education Faculty Institute
     1. DC 0-5™ 
     2. Critical Competencies for                   Infant-Toddler Educators

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Tuesday, October 7

7:00 AM–6:30 PM
Registration and Attendee Support Open

8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Preconference PD Day 2: Higher Education Faculty Institute
     1. DC 0-5™ 
     2. Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators
Preconference Forums: Supporting Well-Being
     1. In this Together for Early Childhood, Family, and Community Well-being: A Shared Journey toward Partnering With 
    2. Leadership for Wellness: Supporting Early Childhood Educators and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Professionals  
HealthySteps Symposium 
        HealthySteps: Promoting Early      Relational Health in Primary Care Pediatrics

4:00–5:30 PM
Bonus Programming: Telling Stories that Drive Change for Babies

5:30–7:00 PM
Opening Reception

Wednesday, October 8
(Day 1)

7:00–7:30 AM
Morning Stretch & Move Options 

7:00–9:00 AM
Registration & Attendee Support Open 

7:30–9:00 AM
Coffee in Exhibit Hall

9:00–10:00 AM
Opening and Practice Plenary Session  

10:00–10:30 AM
Break and Transition to Sessions 

10:30–11:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions Block 1 

11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Lunch on your own in the Exhibit Hall + Poster Showcase and Live Q&A

1:00–2:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions Block 2 

2:00–2:30 PM
Break and Transition to Sessions 

2:30–3:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions Block 3 

3:30–4:00 PM
Break and Transition to Plenary 

4:00–5:00 PM
Research/Science Plenary

5:00–6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception 

*Schedule listed in Eastern time. Schedule subject to change

Thursday, October 9
(Day 2)

7:00–7:30 AM
Morning Stretch & Move Options 

7:00–9:00 AM
Registration & Attendee Support Open 

7:30–9:00 AM
Coffee in Exhibit Hall

9:00–10:00 AM
Policy Plenary Session  

10:00–10:30 AM
Break and Transition to Sessions 

10:30–11:30 AM
Sessions Block 1 

11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Lunch on your own in the Exhibit Hall + Poster Showcase 

1:00–2:00 PM
Sessions Block 2 

2:00–2:30 PM
Break and Transition to Sessions 

2:30–3:30 PM
Sessions Block 3 

3:30–4:00 PM
Break and Transition to Keynote 

4:00–5:00 PM
Keynote

5:00 PM
Conference Adjourns

Special Bonus Programming: Telling Stories that Drive Change for Babies

Join your peers and ZERO TO THREE’s communications, advocacy, and policy teams to share your story and drive change for babies! In this interactive bonus session, you’ll explore the elements of impactful storytelling, craft your own advocacy story, and build confidence in sharing it to influence policies and programs that help babies thrive. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to the ZERO TO THREE story bank—ensuring your real experiences inform needed change. Harness the power of your voice and turn stories into action with your ZERO TO THREE community! 

Facilitators:  

  • Amanda Perez, MSW, Senior Advocacy Manager, ZERO TO THREE 
  • Joe Weedon, Senior Communications Manager, ZERO TO THREE 

Pre-Conference Forums & Programming

Serious about making a difference? We have just the thing! Our Pre-Conference Programming provides multiple options to expand your LEARNing before the Conference the deep dive into the hottest topics in early childhood you're looking for. Choose from an on-site DC:0-5 Clinical Training, Critical competencies training or one of two Pre-Conference Forums that give you the time and space to roll up your sleeves, go a little deeper, take away impactful strategies you can immediately apply to your practice.

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