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 if the advisory entity for each state is defined in statute, regulation, or executive order. [View the full "50-State Comparison: Early Care and Education Governance" here: https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-early-care-and-education-governance.]