One of the main aims of OMEP is achieving the right to quality education
for all children during Early Childhood.
Since its creation, OMEP has organized Regional and World Conferences with this purpose, in order to share research, giving space for new debates and knowledge about ECCE, supporting teachers and other early childhood specialists to be updated and trained.
Upcoming Conferences / Regional
Upcoming Conferences / World
2026
78th OMEP World Assembly and Conference
Poznań, Poland
Theme: When a child speaks... Korczak's Inspirations for Education and Children's Rights
2025
77th OMEP World Assembly and Conference
Bologna, Italy
Theme: Arts and Culture in Early Childhood Education: Play, Expression, Participation
2024
76th OMEP World Assembly and Conference
Bangkok, Thailand
Theme: Right from the Start for ECCE: Step Beyond All Together
2022
74th OMEP World Assembly and Conference
Athens, Greece
Theme: Early Childhood Education in the 21st century: new perspectives and dilemmas
2019
71st World Assembly and OMEP International Conference
Panama City, Panama
Theme: Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development
2018
70th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
Theme : Conditions of early childhood education today: a foundation for a sustainable future
2017
69th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Opatija, Croatia
Theme: Early Childhood Relationships: The Foundation for a Sustainable Future
2016
68th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Seoul, South Korea
Theme: Transforming Early Childhood Systems for Future Generations
2015
67th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Washington, D.C., USA
Theme: Early Childhood Pathways to Sustainability
2014
66th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Cork, Ireland
Theme: Children's Cultural Worlds
2013
65th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Shanghai, China
Theme: Enhancing the Development of Early Childhood Education: Opportunities and Quality
2012
64th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Campo Grande, Brazil
2011
63rd OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Hong Kong, China
2010
62nd OMEP World Assembly and International Conference, Children in a Challenged World.
Gothenburg, Sweden
2009
61st OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Lagos, Nigeria
2008
60th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Quebec, Canada
2007
59th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Mexico City, Mexico
2006
58th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Tromsø, Norway
2005
57th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Havana, Cuba
2004
56th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Melbourne, Australia
2003
55th OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Kusadasi, Turkey
2002
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Durban, South Africa
Theme: Early Childhood Development Building Societies Through Partnership
2001
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Santiago, Chile
1998
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark
1995
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Yokohama, Japan
Theme: Care and Education in a modern environment
1992
XX OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Flagstaff, USA
Theme: Children of the Third Millennium: Promise at Dawn
1990
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Lagos, Nigeria
1989
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
London, UK
1986
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Jerusalem, Israel
1983
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Geneva, Switzerland
1980
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Quebec, Canada
1977
XV OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Warsaw, Poland
Theme: In the greatest benefit of the child
1974
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Caracas, Venezuela
1971
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Bonn, Germany
1968
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference
Washington DC, USA
1966
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference "Le rôle de l'Adulte dans la vie de lÉnfant"
Paris, France
1964
OMEP World Assembly and International Conference "Children at a rapidly changing world"
Stockholm, Sweden
1952
OMEP World Assembly
Mexico City, Mexico