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  • Early Childhood Educator's Conference

    Early Childhood Educator's Conference

    March 6 & 7, 2026
  • For wisdom will enter your head and knowledge will fill you with joy! Proverbs 2:10

    March 6 & 7
    Concordia Univeristy
    1282 Concordia Ave.

    St. Paul, MN  55104

    Friday 8:30-3:30. Registration begins at 7:45
    Saturday 8:00-2:30. Registration begins at 7:45

    Use this form to register for the conference. 
    $175 for both days; $100 for one day (Friday or Saturday); $50 for students.

    For more information, including session descriptions, check out the conference web page or the conference booklet.

    Registration deadline is February 20. If you register after February 20, registration will increase $25. After February 27, there will be an additional late fee of $10.

    Cancellation Policy
    ~ A full refund will be granted with a written request sent to mnecec@gmail.com if the request is received by February 20. 
    ~ Cancellations received between February 20 - 27 will be assessed a $30 processing fee.
    ~ Cancellations will not be accepted after February 27. Registrants may transfer their registration to another Early Childhood professional.  Please email registration transfers to mnecec@gmail.com. 

    Unfortunately, we are not able to provide refunds for illness.

    If weather conditions are severe enough to warrant cancellation on one or both days of the conference, an announcement will be posted to the MN Early Childhood Educator's Facebook Group and the Minnesota South District LCMS website.  We will also do our best to notify conference participants via email of the cancellation.  In the event of a cancellation, due to our fixed cost of preparing the conference, there is no guarantee of a full refund.

    If you have any questions, please call Christina Krentz at 952-223-2162 or email: christina.krentz@mnsdistrict.org.

  • Name & Contact Information

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  • Session Selection - Friday, March 6

  • Session Selection - Saturday, March 7

  • Instructions for Payment
    Teachers: If your director is paying, enter your director's name in the "Director's Name" box and hit the submit button. If you are paying for yourself, go directly to the payment section.

    Directors: You may pay for multiple staff. After you register, leave the "Director's Name" box empty, type in the names of those you are paying for, and then go to the payment section and select the number of participants for payment. 
    (Have your teachers type your name in the "Director's Name" box when they register).

    Registration includes morning pastries and lunch on Friday. Saturday's registration includes brunch and grab and go items avilalbe before each session.

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