Early childhood researchers from across the U.S. came together to form the Early Learning Network (ELN) in 2016 with the mission to identify policies and practices that narrow opportunity gaps and help children maintain early learning success. Early Learning Network teams share what they have learned--and what it means for early childhood education practice and policy--in a series of research briefs. The briefs summarize impact areas that have potential to positively contribute to young children's learning and development, including key takeaways and action steps for practice, policy and research. This brief focuses on the impact area of sustained high-quality experiences. Intentional efforts to sustain high-quality experiences, such as using transition practices, promoting positive student-teacher relationships and sharing information across grades, may benefit all children, and especially those from marginalized backgrounds. However, there is variability in the degree to which students experience sustained experiences across grades. Sustained high-quality experiences alone do not consistently result in better outcomes; experiences must be high quality and aligned. The key takeaway of this brief is: Educational experiences should include consistency and continuity of high-quality opportunities across pre-K to third grade, including alignment of experiences within the early elementary grades (K-3).