The Conference on the Young Years offers many opportunities for early childhood professionals in Missouri. Conference attendees can:

• Gather with over 1,800 early childhood professionals from around the state to connect, collaborate, and learn together.
• Choose from over 120 presentations and attend the speakers that interest you most.
• Learn from national and Missouri based speakers along with practitioners who will be presenting on topics relevant to early childhood professionals.
• Gain information about the resources available to early childhood professionals from vendors in the exhibitor hall.
• Enjoy networking with your peers in early childhood professions.

The CYY conference typically attracts more than 1,800 early childhood professionals including child care providers, classroom teachers, home visitors, caregivers, directors, and administrators working with children from birth to third grade. They work in various settings including public schools, private programs, Head Start, Early Head Start, early childhood home visiting programs, parent education programs, early intervention programs, after school programs, and other agencies or programs that work with early childhood.

Presentations have been chosen specifically for early childhood professionals working in a variety of settings and with a range of ages.

Please note the session key in the brochure when making session choices.

Interest Areas:

• Classroom Environment
• Culture/Diversity
• Early Childhood Programming-Expressive Art/Music
• Home Visiting
• Language Arts and Literacy
• Leadership/Management
• Physical Development
• School, Home and Community
• Social Emotional Development
• Special Education/OT/PT/Inclusion
• STEAM/STEM/ Mathematics/ Science

Applicable Age Group:

• Families
• Infant/ Prenatal
• Toddler
• Preschool
• Kindergarten
• Elementary (Grades 1-3)

Target Audience:

• Beginning/ Emerging
• Emerging
• Intermediate/Established
• Advanced/Experienced
• Across Level

CLASS Tracks:

• Infant/Toddler
• Pre-K
• Administration

Location:

Tan-Tar-A Conference Center

494 Tan Tar A Drive

Osage Beach, MO 65065

Reservation Instructions:

Call 800-826-8272.

Identify yourself as an attendee of CYY with group discount "YNGY".

The discounted rate is available until Tuesday, February 4, 2025, or based on availability.

Group Room Rate:

Use code YNGY when booking your room.

Single Room: $138.50 per night

Double Room: $138.50 per night

One Bedroom Suite: $220.62 per night

Two Bedroom Suite: $331.10 per night

Registration for CYY 2025 will open in December 2024.

The three options available for 2025 will be:

Acceptable Forms of Payment
Credit Card: You may submit a credit card for payment at the time of registration.

Purchase Order: If you are paying with a purchase order, you will need to email a copy of the purchase order to the Custom Meeting Planners' office (see contact information below). Your registration will not be confirmed until the purchase order is received*. If we do not receive your purchase order within five days of your registration, your registration may be cancelled.

Custom Meeting Planners
Email address: jamie@custommeetingplanners.com

Check: Make checks payable to Custom Meeting Planners and mail to:
Custom Meeting Planners
Conference on the Young Years
PO Box 30785
Columbia, MO 65205

If we do not receive your check within five days of your registration, your registration may be cancelled.

*Once a registration is complete online, payment will be expected even if a check or purchase order has not been received.

Cancellation Policy
Conference registration may be cancelled with full refund provided written notification is received no later than February 1, 2025. No refunds will be granted after February 1, 2025. Substitutions will be allowed. Please contact Jamie Schieber at jamie@custommeetingplanners.com to make a substitution.

Refund requests should be submitted in writing to:

• Custom Meeting Planner, P.O. Box 30785, Columbia, MO 65205 OR by email to jamie@custommeetingplanners.com

If notice of cancellation is not received, payment is still expected, even if you do not attend.

Children

The Conference on the Young Years is specifically planned and available to meet the professional development needs of adults in the field of Early Childhood. In order for all presenters to have the full and undivided attention of the participants, we ask those attending with children to not bring them into the sessions.

Lactation Room

For individuals needing a space, please visit the CYY registration table, and they will give you access to the room reserved for your needs.

Meals

The conference fee includes lunch on Thursday and Friday and breakfast on Saturday. All other meals are on your own.

Name Badge

Your name badge identifies you as a CYY participant and must be worn at all times during the conference. If you do not have a valid name badge, you will not be able to enter presentations.

Scanning Information / Clock Hours

Participants requiring child care clock hours or verification for an administrator, must register for the conference using a valid MOPDID number. This can be completed on the MOPD system.

Participants must also have their name badge scanned by a planning committee member upon entrance and exit of each presentation (including all keynotes) to verify their attendance. Name badges will not be scanned at any other time.

If you DO NOT need proof of attendance, you DO NOT need to have your badge scanned when you exit a session.

After the conference, participants who provided a MOPDID number and scanned in/out of sessions will have their attendance uploaded to the Missouri Professional Development system (MOPD). Certificates will no longer be provided for any attendees. Please ensure you register for the conference using your MOPD email and ID number to ensure you receive clock hours.

In-service/clock hours are available as follows:

• Day 1 (up to 7 hours)
• Day 2 (up to 7 hours)
• Day 3 (up to 3.5 hours)

New for 2025, we have created a vendor application to assist with determining the purpose of each exhibitor to ensure we have a variety of vendors available to attendees. All vendors interested in exhibiting at CYY will need to complete the application. Applications will be reviewed, and you will be notified if company/agency is chosen to exhibit. If chosen, you will receive a link to register as a vendor. Once notified, you will have until 1/15/2025 to reserve and pay for your space. Payment must be made within 14 days of registration, if you haven’t registered by that date, we will go to the next vendor on the list. There are approximately fifty booths, these spaces will fill quickly. Be aware that no on-site registrations will be accepted.

Click here to apply for a vendor booth.

REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION

Once you have received notification that your company/agency has been chosen to exhibit at CYY 2025 your registration must be completed online, and payment must be made by credit card or check for the full amount within 14 days of completing registration.

Cancellations must be confirmed in writing and postmarked by February 1, 2025, to be accepted for a refund which will be issued after the conference. Requests postmarked after February 1, 2025, will not be refunded.

BOOTH INFORMATION 
Exhibit Booth Price: $425, additional booths will be $375

*Booth prices include one 8’ x 10’ pipe and draped space with one 6’ skirted table and two chairs. Lunch on Thursday and Friday are also included for two people.

If chosen, exhibitors may purchase electricity, internet, extra chairs, or tables directly from Tan-Tar-A Conference Center. An amenity form will be provided to you with your registration confirmation.

EXHIBIT HOURS 
Exhibits hours will be as follows:

• Exhibit Installation: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 5, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
• Day 1: Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Day 2: Friday, March 7, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Exhibit Teardown: Friday, March 7, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. (exhibits must remain in place until 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7.)

If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Jamie Schieber, Custom Meeting Planners at 573-445-2965 or at Jamie@custommeetingplanners.com.

Thank you for your support of the 2025 Conference on the Young Years!

Many sponsorship opportunities are offered. If you are interested in getting your company name in front of the many CYY attendees; we have created several opportunities at different price ranges to do so. Sponsorships range from water bottles to notebooks to lip balm. If you have an idea for a sponsorship, we will work with you to customize a sponsorship that works for you.

If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Jamie Schieber, Custom Meeting Planners at 573-445-2965 or at Jamie@custommeetingplanners.com.

Contact: 
Professional Development Team

Email: MOPD@dese.mo.gov

Phone: 573-526-3221

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