- It is intended for teachers, administrators, parents and others interested in the education of children ages 4 through 7 years.
- It is designed to generate interest in the value of early childhood education and to stimulate discussion of current instructional practices and issues.
- Emphasis is on a developmentally sound foundation for early childhood education and on fostering coherence and continuity in children's experiences in early education from home through the primary grades.
- Through lectures, workshops, discussions, demonstrations and exhibits, the conference's aim is to present exemplary practices and materials to the early childhood education community while fostering a critical examination of a range of philosophical viewpoints.
- Legislative action, social policy, the findings of research, theories and ideas are all studied for their implications for classroom practice.