Early Years Education Conference 2026 - Bucharest

The Early Years Education Conference 2026 takes place in Bucharest, at Strada Olari 11, from 28 to 30 October, in person only, with simultaneous interpretation at all sessions. Attendance is free for specialists in the public education system. The topics are digital childhood, creativity, behaviour and relationships, curiosity, STEM and the role of the adult.

On 28 October the sessions run from 09:00 to 11:00, 11:15 to 13:15 and 14:00 to 16:00; the last is led by Sue Newman, and the trainers for the first two are yet to be confirmed. On 29 October, Alexandra Chiorando leads the sessions at 09:00 and 11:15, and Helen Battelley the one at 14:00. On 30 October, Valentina Secară, the founder of the conference, leads the session "Minți creative: învățarea senzorială și STEM în copilăria digitală" (Creative minds: sensory learning and STEM in the digital childhood) from 11:15 to 13:00.

Alexandra Chiorando, an early years education consultant from the United Kingdom, leads the practical and interactive session "Minți creative într-o copilărie digitală" (Creative minds in a digital childhood). Helen Battelley talks about the creativity of children born into a digital world, from a movement perspective.