This study addressed the impact of the Alabama Literacy Act on early childhood educators' literacy instruction. The researcher employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design (Quan[right arrow]Qual) (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2018). To address the purpose of this study, the central mixed methods question was: In what ways does the interview data reporting the influence of the Alabama Literacy Act on early childhood educators' literacy instruction help to explain the quantitative results about the Alabama Literacy Act reported on the surveys? Mixing of the strands occurred after the quantitative data was collected. The results from the quantitative survey helped develop the semi- structured interview protocol for the qualitative phase of the study. The qualitative results helped explain the findings from the quantitative survey. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]