The Division for Early Childhood Conference is the premier annual international conference for professionals who work with young children with special needs and their family members. The conference provides professionals and family members of young children with disabilities an opportunity to learn, network, and collaborate.
The DEC 2020 conference will take place October 20th - 23rd, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and feature hundreds of sessions from experts in early intervention, early childhood special education, and related fields. Sessions will focus on practice, research, family-practitioner collaboration, content by practitioners for practitioners, professional development, and policy. With such a wide variety of sessions, there are bound to be sessions to support you in your work with families or with your own family!
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 Mixed Race Down Syndrome Class |
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Justification Toolkit for Attendees
Download the justification toolkit here for everything you need to know about the conference.
From registration rates and discounts to a letter to share with your employer, the justification toolkit is the place to start for all of your questions about DEC 2020.
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