The R.E.S.T Conference

The R.E.S.T. Conference is a national convening hosted by the Early Childhood Leaders of Color (EC LOC) Collaborative and its members.

Our 3-day program creates space for EC LOC to build community, share learnings, laugh, explore, and celebrate our contributions to our communities and the early childhood field.

R.E.S.T. stands for Restoration, Enlightenment, Solidarity, and Transformation. Explore each theme below.


Registration Now Open!

Join us in New Orleans, April 29th - May 1st, for the 2025 R.E.S.T. Conference!

Reach out to ecloc@promisestudio.org to learn how you can get involved.


The R.E.S.T. Conference is offered cost-free, removing financial barriers so leaders can fully engage in transformative work. Sponsoring the conference supports each leader and hundreds of early childhood development (ECD) initiatives that strengthen children, families, communities, and the workforce.


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About the EC LOC Collaborative

Launched in September 2022, the EC LOC Collaborative is a national, self-organized network for leaders of color in early childhood.

We dream that the Collaborative is a transformative network for members because it is designed by, for, and with them. We strive to center our voices, needs, and aspirations. This practice of co-design and co-creation in community is essential.

At present, we have over 150 active members across 31 states, representing various areas of early childhood. We believe increasing the sustainability, social capital, and power of proximate leaders in the ECD field will lead to thriving, liberated environments for children, prenatal to five, nationwide.

Get Involved.

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