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 lists the state's entity that is the primary agency or office that oversees several early care and education functions, programs, and services. [View the full "50-State Comparison: Early Care and Education Governance" here: https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-early-care-and-education-governance.]