This 50-State Comparison provides data on states' early care and education governance systems, with a focus on the agencies that oversee these programs, the level of alignment of these programs and the advisory entities for early care and education in the state. This data point shows whether there is an enabling statute, regulation, or executive order for each state. The name of the early care and education entity is provided for each applicable state. [View the full "50-State Comparison: Early Care and Education Governance" here: https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-early-care-and-education-governance.]