Texas Licensed Child Care Association

08/03/2026

🏰 Join Us This October + Reserve Your Hotel + Nominate an Outstanding Educator! - https://mailchi.mp/tlcca.org/tlcca-spring-conference-saturday-discounts-inside-3594465

07/27/2026

✨ Every Child Deserves a Happily Ever After... and every happily ever after begins with an incredible educator. ✨

Do you know an exceptional teacher who inspires children every day? Or a remarkable director whose leadership creates a thriving school community?

Now is your opportunity to recognize them!

🏆 TLCCA is accepting nominations for the 2026:
👑 Mrs. Jean Little Teacher of the Year Award
👑 Mr. Gene Little Director of the Year Award

These prestigious awards honor the legacy of our founders by celebrating outstanding early childhood professionals who make a lasting impact on children, families, staff, and our profession.

📅 Nomination Deadline:
Friday, August 7, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM

✨ Finalists receive:
✔ Complimentary registration to the 2026 TLCCA Fall Conference
✔ Recognition on TLCCA social media
✔ Recognition during the conference
🏆 Winners announced LIVE on October 3 in San Antonio!

❤️ Help us celebrate the educators and leaders who make the magic happen every day.

🔗 Nominate a Teacher: https://forms.gle/CUETeMNtEQhieujXA

🔗 Nominate a Director: https://forms.gle/dG3ahr78VcX869S19

07/19/2026

07/19/2026

📖✨ Every child deserves a happily ever after... and every great story begins with an incredible educator.

Join us this October for the TLCCA Fall Conference 2026, where early childhood professionals from across Texas will come together to learn, connect, and grow.

🏰 Every Child Deserves a Happily Ever After
📅 October 2–3, 2026
📍 Region 20 | San Antonio, TX

Whether you're an owner, director, teacher, family child care provider, or after-school professional, you'll leave with fresh ideas, meaningful connections, and renewed inspiration.

✨ Your next chapter starts here.

📲 Register today https://tlcca.org/event-6654523

07/02/2026

Membership special and conference Early Bird pricing end on the 4th of July! Head over to tlcca.org to sign up for either or BOTH!

06/27/2026

✨🪄 A little sparkle… a little magic… and a story waiting to be told. 🏰✨

Hear ye! Hear ye! The castle gates are officially open!

The Texas Licensed Child Care Association is now accepting Speaker Proposals for our 2026 Fall Conference, where our enchanted theme is…

📖 Every Child Deserves a Happily Ever After ✨

We’re searching for storytellers, dream builders, innovators, leaders, and changemakers who are ready to sprinkle a little magic into the lives of early childhood professionals across Texas.

Do you have a session that will inspire hearts, ignite imaginations, and leave educators feeling empowered to create their own happily ever after for the children they serve?

Then wave your wand, gather your best ideas, and submit your proposal!

🏰 We’re seeking presentations for:
✨ Leadership
📚 Teaching & Learning
🤖 AI & Innovation
❤️ Social-Emotional Development
🏡 Family Child Care
🎒 After-School Programs
🤝 Family Engagement
🌎 Spanish Track

📅 Speaker Proposals Close: August 3, 2026

Once upon a conference… your session could become the one that inspires an educator, changes a classroom, and transforms the future of a child.

✨ The magic begins with you. Submit your proposal today, and help us prove that every child deserves a happily ever after.

https://forms.gle/YfMAkUA7y3RMDJzb9

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TLCCA 2026 Fall Conference Speaker Proposal Submission Form Thank you for your interest in presenting at the Texas Licensed Child Care Association (TLCCA) 2026 Fall Conference. The conference will be held October 2–3, 2026 at Region 20 Education Service Center in San Antonio, Texas. TLCCA is seeki...

06/25/2026

Early Bird Registration is Open!

Every Child Deserves a Happily Ever After
As early childhood professionals, we help write the stories that shape children's futures. Join us this fall as we come together to learn, grow, connect, and be inspired.

Conference Details
📅 October 2–3, 2026
📍 Region 20 Education Service Center
1314 Hines Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78208

Early Bird Pricing
Registration Type One-Day Pass Two-Day Pass
TLCCA Members $80 $145
Non-Members $95 $175
Whether you're an owner, director, administrator, teacher, or early childhood advocate, you'll find sessions designed to strengthen your leadership, enhance your practice, and inspire your next chapter.

✨ Business and ECE Advocacy
✨ Leadership Development
✨ Curriculum & Instruction
✨ Family Engagement
✨ School-Age Programs
✨ Home Child Care Support

Don't wait—secure your spot and take advantage of Early Bird savings today.

Register Now
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06/21/2026

💙 Happy Father’s Day from TLCCA! 💙

Today we celebrate the fathers and father figures who inspire, guide, and support the children in their lives. Thank you for all you do!

06/18/2026

✨🪄 Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Magical Trainers! 🪄✨

Your Fairy Godmother has a little enchanted announcement…

💫 The Call for Presenters (RFP) for the TLCCA Fall Conference is almost ready to leave the castle and make its way into your inboxes!

We’re searching the kingdom for inspiring trainers, engaging presenters, and magical educators who are ready to share their wisdom, spark new ideas, and help early childhood professionals create happily ever afters for the children and families they serve.

🏰 Whether your expertise is leadership, classroom practices, family engagement, infant/toddler care, business operations, home child care, or professional development, bi-lingual, school age, we want to hear from you!

✨ Keep your eyes on your email and social media. The royal invitation to submit your proposal will be arriving soon!

Until then…

👑 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Prepare Your Proposal! 👑
~Your Fairy Godmother