Proposal Review Process & Timeline
Review and Acceptance Process
Each workshop proposal will be reviewed by three Early Childhood Education professionals. All reviews are confidential. Criteria for acceptance will include, but is not limited to the following:
- Workshop timeliness and relevancy of content
- Educational value of content
- Workshop objectives and do the learner outcomes meet the objectives
- Is the proposal thorough and professional
- Presenter qualifications
- If the presenter is commercially vested in the product did he/she provide a clear understanding of how they will present their workshop without giving the audience a sales pitch
- Equal representation of presentations among the topic tracks
All proposal submitters will be notified of their presentation's status starting in late November 2026.
Proposal Submission and Notification Timeline - Updated
June 29, 2026 - Call for Presentations will be live
September 4, 2026 - Deadline to submit proposal (by 8:00pm PST)
November 9, 2026 - Reviews of proposals completed
December 4, 2026 - Accept and decline notifications will be sent to all presenters
December 16, 2026 - Notifications to all accepted proposals will be sent with date assignments
January 17, 2027 - Time assignments completed
March 1, 2027 - Presenter registration deadline
April 16-18, 2027 - CAAEYC Annual Conference and Expo, Santa Clara, CA