Lead.Teach.Repeat

This year’s theme celebrates the resilience and brilliance of ECE professionals who continue to lead with intention, teach with heart, and show up — again and again — for our youngest learners.

Burn the Rulebook: Leading the Future of ECE

Leadership in early childhood education is changing, and this session helps leaders step into a more collaborative, emotionally intelligent, and empowering approach. Move beyond the traditional “boss” mentality to build a team culture grounded in trust, connection, and shared responsibility. You’ll learn practical strategies to engage your team, invite feedback, shift language for unity, and lead with confidence and compassion. This workshop is for leaders ready to create a human-centered, growth-focused approach that truly inspires and supports their educators.

Quality Classrooms

Quality Classrooms recognizes that education is a dynamic journey and strives to simplify that journey for educators. More than just a store, Quality Classrooms serves as a partner in creating vibrant, engaging learning spaces. Their commitment goes beyond providing supplies — they are dedicated to fostering environments where every student can thrive.

The company takes pride in curating a diverse range of educational supplies and equipment that meet the evolving needs of modern education. Each product is carefully selected to ensure durability, suitability, and safety, allowing many children to benefit from them over the years. Backed by an Unbeatable Price Guarantee policy, Quality Classrooms ensures that every Canadian educator has access to the tools and resources that make teaching easier and more effective.

Kinisi Kids

Kinisi Kids offers energetic, interactive early years movement classes for babies, toddlers, children, and their parents or caregivers. Their classes include Baby and Me Yoga and Baby and Me Dance, designed for mothers on maternity leave who are looking to make authentic connections, regulate their nervous system, and reintroduce movement practices alongside their babies.

They also provide Toddler & Caregiver Dance classes, which nurture developmental skills such as rhythm, coordination, body awareness, socialisation, and gross motor skills. This program is additionally offered in early learning settings, including daycares and preschools.

Kinisi Kids is passionate about bringing families together through movement and music, encouraging a curiosity for physical practices from a young age. By fostering safe, non-judgemental spaces, the program allows parents and children to express themselves creatively while connecting deeply with their bodies, breath, and one another.

Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK)

Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a childcare and school catering company serving nutritious, delicious meals and snacks across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. With more than 20 years of experience, RFRK is committed to inspiring healthy futures by helping children build positive and lasting relationships with real food.

The company carefully crafts menus that feature diverse, locally sourced ingredients and ensures that all meals accommodate allergies and dietary needs. By prioritizing both flavour and nutrition, RFRK supports children’s growth and well-being while making mealtimes enjoyable. Their mission extends beyond food delivery — they aim to nurture a culture of healthy eating that children can carry with them for life.

Digital Childcare

Digital Childcare is a Canadian SaaS platform committed to empowering childcare providers and administrators through innovative tools that simplify and optimize childcare management. The platform offers solutions for everything from registration and enrollment to policy tracking and attendance, with customizable digital forms designed to reduce paperwork while maintaining full compliance with the Ministry of Education’s standards.

Built to enhance productivity and save time, Digital Childcare supports childcare staff by streamlining processes and replacing outdated practices. The platform prides itself on delivering solutions specifically tailored to the unique needs of the Canadian childcare sector.