This year’s PDI will be astronomical! Filled with superb learning opportunities, including interactive concurrent workshops and plenary sessions facilitated by experts in the field of Early Childhood Development. The aim of PDI 2024 is to raise awareness to the rights of the early childhood child in keeping with national and international regulations. The conference should stand to inform parents, practitioners and partners about the rights of the child as under the Article 28 of the UNCRC, General Assembly Resolution 65/197 in so keeping with the achievement of Goal 1 of Vision 2030 “world-class education and training”. The specific objectives of the PDI 2024 are as follows:

• Recognize the goal of Vision 2030 in making Jamaica ‘the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business through the recognition of children rights and its extension to children in early childhood.
• equip professionals with the knowledge and skills to be successful in their roles within the sector and ensuring that they have a clear understanding of the concept of right to education.
• Inform all stakeholders involved in the care and development of children of the tools needed to support a child’s individual growth and developmental needs.
• Provide training and development opportunities to practitioners that align with the ECC and global agendas of preparing our children for the 21st Century.
• Present national, regional and international information that is current and relevant to shaping the early childhood sector.
• Filling the gaps in technological knowledge and skills identified using the STREAM approach in the learning environment to utilize the developments of the 4th Industrial Revolution.