Bridging Silos, Building Futures

Theme: Bridging Silos, Building Futures

“Bridging Silos, Building Futures” reflects our commitment to breaking down isolated structures—whether in practice, research, or service—and bringing together diverse perspectives to build unified, forward-looking educational pathways. By connecting knowledge, practitioners, families, and communities, we create stronger foundations for children’s growth and future success.

We invite educators, researchers, and practitioners to the Early Childhood Education Summit 2026, which focuses on research, theory, and practice in child development, as well as real-world classroom practices that support every stage of a child’s growth from birth through age 8.

We welcome innovative, practical strategies that promote the development and success of all children—especially those who are deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, or hard of hearing. We look forward to your insights and contributions to this important dialogue.

NASLECE Mission To revitalize bilingual and multilingual early childhood programs by empowering families with children who are deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, or hard of hearing—igniting a…