Illinois AEYC Growing Futures Conference

 October 15-17, 2026, in Springfield, IL @ the Crowne Plaza!

                      Register Here

            Sessions-at-a-Glance-2026

                                                   Learn more about each Session

Exhibitors

Kaplan Early Learning Company

Lakeshore

The Center: ECPL

Discount School Supply

Educational Environments – a cooney company

Center for Talent Development

Gateways to Opportunity 

The Boy with the Glass Stomach

PaperPie

Illinois Early Learning

Books By The Bushel

McCormick Institute for Early Childhood at National Louis University

National Louis University

Sweetly Blessed Bundles – find them on Facebook!

G’s Creative Creation, LLC

DJ It Takes a Village Too

Community Play Things

Full Circle Counseling and Wellness LLC

SB Custom Learning

IDEC

Sharing A Vision & STAR NET

Codachord

University of Illinois – Early Childhood Professional Education 

White Elephant Designs Teacher Apparel

Autism Professional Learning and Universal Supports Project (APLUS) Center for Intensive Behavioral Supports Project (CIBS) Behavior Assessment Training Project (BAT)

Jawly

University of Illinois Chicago, College of Education 

DKG Illinois State Organization

Active Alphabet 

Elevate

Want to become an exhibitor?

Find more information here: https://forms.gle/DFFLK56VXtDbJDHL8

Book your hotel by calling: 217-529-7777, Option 1. Mention you’re requesting the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children (ILAEYC) block or use Group Code: Q8 or book online here!