The 2026 Early Years Conference – Today’s Children Tomorrow’s Future – is a collaboration between Act For Kids, Mission Australia, the Benevolent Society, QLD Department of Education and Training – Early Childhood Education and Care, the Department of Communities, Child Safety & Disability Services, Queensland Health, Wuchopperen Health Services and The Cairns Institute, JCU. This holistic and cross-sectional collaboration will create a unique opportunity to have a strong state and regional focus on the importance of birth to 8 years in regards to evidence based planning with a community collective impact.