Time is running out to register for the seventh biennial CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit, April 23 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.
Registration is open through Monday, March 25.
Presented by CYFS in partnership with the Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research, the summit aims to communicate cutting-edge early childhood findings from University of Nebraska–affiliated researchers and colleague; link ongoing efforts in early childhood research, practice and policy; and advance the science of early childhood education and development via connections among community partners, key stakeholders, policymakers, early childhood practitioners and researchers.
The daylong event will include a keynote address by Chrishana Lloyd, Ph.D., research scholar in early childhood development at Child Trends, and commentary and discussion from the practice and policy communities.
Lloyd’s keynote address, titled “Examining the Research-Policy-Practice Nexus to Strengthen Early Care and Education,” will explore the relationship between research, policy and practice in early care and education to highlight forward looking approaches, strategies and innovations that can inform advances in the field.
Sponsors of the event include the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Education and Human Sciences, the Buffett Early Childhood Institute and First Five Nebraska.