MNAFEE Annual Family & Early Childhood Education Conference 

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​Mark your calendar and save the date for the best conference in the state for early childhood professionals.
  • Wednesday, April 6 - Pre-Conference Presentations
  • ​Thursday and Friday, April 7-8 - Conference
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Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding COVID-19, the 2022 Annual Conference will be presented in an online format. Watch for exciting details about keynote speakers and break out sessions to come.
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​"Last year was my first time attending the MNAFEE conference and I'm excited to come back again this year! Our staff has found it so beneficial that we actually schedule no school on those days, so even our pre-school assistants can attend every other year and we don't have to worry about finding subs. It is a great bonding time for our staff outside of normal school hours and gives us some fun new ideas to incorporate into our classrooms." 
Marie Reszel - Community Education Director, Montevideo, MN
Submit your proposal today.
​Submission deadline: January 15, 2022.

Call for Proposals
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We invite you to join us as a presenter for the 2022 MNAFEE Annual Conference - which will be held online April 6-8, 2022.
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Presentations are sought which address the areas of: 
     - program leadership, 
     - parent education, and 
     - early childhood education. 

The planning committee would like to see a balanced program which examines current issues related to program standards, philosophy, practice, policy, local influences, new initiatives, current trends, leadership, customer service and more. The goal of the committee is to have a conference that will address the needs of current and future program administrators and practitioners.

Presentation topics may include but are not limited to:
 Human resource issues​
Managing employees​
Emerging issues in the field
Literacy
Brain development
Classroom environment
Curriculum
Indicators
Assessment
Inclusion
Community partnerships
Health support
Cultural considerations
Outreach
Marketing
Licensing
Reflective practices
Challenging family situations
Mandatory reporting
Legal issues
Children's mental health
Technology
Early childhood screening
Early childhood special education
We are also looking to have at least one workshop each time period that would fulfill the Parent Aware requirement of curriculum or assessment training.

Sessions are scheduled for 1.25 hours Thursday morning and afternoon and Friday morning. If you need a longer time slot you can schedule two 1.25 hour slots Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.