Key Dates

šŸ”“Ā Registrations Open: 27 October 2025
šŸ“Ā Abstracts Close: 14 November 2025
🐦 Early Bird Deadline: 6 March 2026

Abstracts are open!
  • Oral presentations: Oral presentations will be for 15 minutes with an additional 5-minute for Q&A.
  • Rapid-fire presentations: In 2026, PRECI is introducing rapid-fire presentations, being 5×5 i.e., Five minutes with Five slides.
  • Deadline: Friday 14 November 2025

PRECI 2026 Registrations open soon!

PRECI is thrilled to announce that theĀ 3rd National PRECI ConferenceĀ will place a major focus on theĀ newly released National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention — a transformative milestone for our field!

Join early childhood intervention professionals, researchers, and advocates from across Australia and around the world as we explore the Framework’s core principles and how they are shaping practice today.

🌟 Featuring Renowned Keynote Speakers:

  • DrĀ Robin McWilliam
  • AssociateĀ ProfessorĀ Anita D’Aprano
  • Professor John Tobin

Together, they’ll unpack critical elements of the Framework, including:

  • AĀ rights-based,Ā child-centredĀ approach
  • SupportingĀ participation in everyday settings
  • EmbracingĀ cultural safety and diversity
  • Practicing from aĀ strengths-based, family-centredĀ foundation
  • Driving betterĀ outcomes for children, families, and communities
PRECI is proud to continue building a vibrant, collaborative community — one that shares knowledge, supports innovation, and connects research with real-world practice.
Don’t miss this powerful opportunity to:Ā 

āœ… Connect with local, national, and international colleagues
āœ… Share your research, insights, and ideas
āœ… Shape the future of early childhood intervention in Australia and beyond

Be part of the conversation. Be part of getting Australia back on track.
Stay tuned — registration opens soon!Ā 

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WELCOME

We are excited to announce that the third ā€œProfessionals and Researchers in Early Childhood InterventionĀ (PRECI) Conferenceā€Ā will take place in 13-15 May 2026 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Ā PRECI is a newly formed Australian organisation aiming to support and develop a national research-to-practice network focussed explicitly on the area of young children with developmental disabilities.

PRECI aims to connect early childhood intervention professionals and researchers: supporting knowledge sharing, collaborative research, and peer support in relation to the provision of high-quality evidence-informed early childhood intervention services.

This conference will provide Australian researchers and professionals with the opportunity to interact with colleagues locally, nationally and internationally with a focus on integrating research and practice in early childhood intervention.Ā 

We look forward to seeing you to Adelaide in May 2026.

Program Outline

Wednesday 13 May 2026Ā Ā – Pre-Conference Workshops (additional to conference fee) & Welcome Reception

Thursday 14 May 2026Ā – Opening Keynote and paper presentations (full day), optional dinner

Friday 15 May 2026Ā – Keynote and paper presentations (full day)

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