According to the new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) law, most school districts in California are responsible for using LCFF funds to improve outcomes for children in the foster care system. Each district has created a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), the expenditure plan for LCFF. The LCAP is reviewed and revised annually by each district. Early childhood programs have been proven to have the greatest impact on improving outcomes for foster children. There is no other investment that has been proven to deliver as consistent an impact on students or as high as a return on investment as those made in support of high quality early childhood education. Many districts have recognized this value and have included early childhood strategies in their LCAPs, while others have not. This document shows what the research has found regarding improving overall outcomes of foster children, statistics of young children in the foster care system in California, and steps early childhood advocates can take to urge their districts to include early childhood in their LCAPs. [For the accompanying LCFF and Early Childhood documents, see "The Local Control Funding Formula: An Opportunity for Early Childhood & Dual Language Learners" (ED568651) and "The Local Control Funding Formula: An Opportunity for Early Childhood & Low-Income Students" (ED568650).]