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Events

As Southeastern Pennsylvania’s champion for early education and early educators, First Up is actively engaged in advocacy and other events that support educators and the early education community.

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First Up Annual Conference

Every spring, we assemble hundreds of early childhood educators for a multi-day professional development and networking event that features expert speakers, opportunities to connect with vendors and play based learning experiences. We also honor the area’s best teachers with the Terri Lynne Lokoff Awards.
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Terri Lynne Lokoff Teacher Awards (TLLTA)

Early educators may be underappreciated by society as a whole, but each year we award the area’s best with cash prizes and more. Find out more about the awards and the nominations process.

Events

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Apr
29
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Empowering Early Educators and Families to Vote
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May
04
All day
National Head Start Conference and Expo
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May
05
06:00 am - 06:00 pm
First Up’s Day at the Capitol
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“I’m excited and open to new experiences that come my way. I wouldn’t change where I am for the world.”
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“Through Learn and Earn, I get stipends to buy stuff for my classroom, time for my schoolwork to be completed, time for coaching.”
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“[After Learn and Earn] things will never be the same. Every experience I come to, I’ll bring that degree to the table."
Sharee GriffinTeacher, Brightside Academy