UPK-UTK Leadership Symposium 2025

ECEveryChild California is proud to present our third annual UPK-UTK Leadership Symposium. This event brings together leaders of early care and education programs from local education agencies, community-based agencies, and other local partners to identify opportunities to collaborate and expand services under Universal Pre-K and Universal TK. This 2-day event will support you in serving your community's youngest learners and their families while providing technical assistance to support your UPK workforce and plan implementation.

Workshop schedule will include sessions on:

• Creating partnerships under UPK

• Implementing ECE best practices into UPK

• Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs and their role in UPK

• Using assessments to inform instructions

• A look a the updated Preschool/TK Learning Foundations

• Addressing facility needs in UPK

• Creating full-day services with CSPP

• Implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum

• Supporting UTK children in inclusive settings

• ECE essentials for site leaders

• Creating developmentally informed environments

• Supporting enrollment and community engagement

• Addressing UPK workforce needs

• How to support the toileting needs of 4-year-olds

• And much more!

Not sure if you should attend? Here's who would benefit the most from this event:

• Site leaders, including principals, administrators, and directors supporting ECE
• Early learning leaders who are responsible for supporting classroom staff
• Family and community engagement staff
• Advocates seeking to understand how communities are serving young children
• Community Leaders looking to address child care needs in their community
• Local Planning and Resource and Referral Agency staff looking for community tools to help support UPK-TK programs in your area
• Anyone who is currently charged with helping early care and education thrive in their community