The DaSy Center supports all 56 U.S. states and territories and provides individualized and cross-state technical assistance (TA) on data linking and integration. Early intervention (Part C) and early childhood special education (Part B 619) state programs are interested in linking their data to address critical questions about program quality in order to improve outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families. This report presents the story North Carolina's one year-long journey to link state IDEA Part C and Part B 619 data.