Illuminate Play Sponsors!

Honouring Our Play Sponsors:
Our sponsors help spark imagination, fuel curiosity, and light the path to Play.
Thank You for helping us Illuminate Play.”

Become a Sponsor:

Help Illuminate Play in Early Childhood!

Support the Illuminate Play Conference and invest in the power of play during the most critical years of a child’s life. As a sponsor, you’ll help us equip early childhood educators, teachers, caregivers, play advocates and communities with the tools and inspiration to nurture joyful, meaningful play.

More than a conference, Illuminate Play is an immersive experience – where educators don’t just learn about play, they actively engage in it.

Your partnership lights the way for environments where curiosity grows, creativity thrives, and children flourish. Together, we are building a movement that champions play as essential.

Become a Sponsor Here!

Download our Sponsorship Information Brochure Here

Why We Need Sponsors for our Illuminate Play Conference!

The Illuminate Play Conference is a celebration of Play in the early years, and a gathering place for the educators, teachers, and community leaders who make it happen.

We know that Play isn’t just fun – it’s essential. It fuels imagination, builds relationships, and lays the groundwork for lifelong learning. But creating powerful play experiences takes resources, knowledge, and connection.

That’s where this conference, and your support, comes in.

The Illuminate Play Conference brings together early childhood educators, teachers, and leaders to share practical tools, fresh ideas, and hands-on inspiration to support high-quality play experiences and advocate for the child’s right to Play.

But we can’t do it without support.

Sponsorship makes it possible to:

Keep the conference accessible with affordable registration options.

Bring in expert speakers and facilitators who lead in the field of play-based learning.

Create a dynamic, engaging event that reflects the needs of diverse children, families, and communities.

Elevate the role of play in childcare programs, schools, homes, and communities.

Shine a spotlight on the importance of play in early childhood education.

By sponsoring the Illuminate Play Conference, you’re helping shape stronger starts for children by empowering the adults who guide, care and support them.

Let’s build a brighter future together through play.

Click Here to Become an Illuminate Play Sponsor!

In return for your support, we provide strategic visibility before, during, and after the conference—ensuring your brand is seen, experienced, and remembered. Through our strong Alberta network and growing presence across Canada, we connect you directly with educators, programs, and organizations actively seeking resources like yours.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Play Champion

$5000+ in kind or monetary donations.

Premier logo placement

Bi-monthly advertising of your company on our social media platforms and our monthly e-newsletter from the time of sponsorship to December 2026

Add on our event webpage with a link to your business for 1 year

Full-page advertising in our event brochure

Company name and logo on our sponsors’ board at the event

Exhibitor Tables in our Play Market (1-3 tables)

Play Partner

$2500+ in kind or monetary donations.

Monthly advertising of your company on our social media platforms and our monthly e-newsletter from the time of sponsorship to December 2026

Add on our event webpage with a link to your business for 1 year

Half-page advertising in our event brochure

Company name and logo on our sponsors’ board at the event

Table in our Play Market (1-2 tables)

Play Supporter

$1000+ in kind or monetary donations.

2-3 shout-outs on our social media platforms and our monthly e-newsletter from the time of sponsorship to December 2026

Company name and logo in our event brochure

Company name and logo on our event page

Company name and logo on our sponsors’ board at the event

Table in our Play Market (1 table)

Friend of Play

$500+ in kind or monetary donations.

Company name and logo in our event brochure

Company name and logo on our event page

Company name and logo on our sponsors’ board at the event

Promotional space for your company’s marketing materials at our Community Exhibitor Table in the Play Market.

Exhibitor

$200 per table (including GST)

1 table with 2 chairs; for more than 1 table, additional fees of $150 per table. Please contact info@aecpcn.org for availability.

Logo displayed on conference brochure

Meals at the conference (for up to 2 people)

30-minute networking breaks throughout the day to allow delegates to visit exhibitors/vendors. Delegates will have over 3 hours of networking to visit and connect with you.