Week of the Young Child Early Childhood Professionals Dinner – 4/20/26

• April 20, 2026
• Trinity Lutheran Church, 2001 Hunter St. Tyler, TX 75701
• 6-8 pm
• $25 per ticket (TECPA center members receive one free ticket per center)
• Receive two training hours

Join us in celebrating the Week of the Young Child! This Early Childhood Professionals Dinner will be an evening to honor the impact of Early Childhood Professionals in the lives of children in their care. Join us for dinner with two training hours. We will collaborate with fellow early learning program professionals and celebrate the outstanding achievements in the field of early learner education in our community. We will also recognize the centers who have earned their Texas Healthy Building Blocks quality improvement state recognition and announce this year’s Educator of the Year and Legacy Award winners.  Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran, Cooperative Teachers Credit Union and NetHealth.

Submit your nominations for Educator of the Year and Legacy Award here.

Questions? Contact becky@championsforchildren.org or brandee@championsforchildren.org

CORE COMPETENCIES: Administrators Core Competency Area 6: Instituting Family and Community-Centered Programming/ Practitioner Core Competency Area 9: Professionalism and Ethics