Data on preschool including: enrollment, quality standards, and spending for state-funded preschool; state pre-K policies to support Dual Language Learners and the Workforce; detailed state profiles on preschool access, quality standards, and resources for the 2014-2015 year. Appendices include tables with the complete 2014-2015 survey data obtained from every state, as well as Head Start, child care, U.S. Census, and special education data. 

Data on the early childhood workforce includes: earnings and economic security, early childhood workforce policies, family and income support polices, and forgoing a path to progress. 

Data on child care assistance consumer education strategies, including number of children served by racial group and age, payment types, types of care, and number of hours in care (among many other data points).

Data on child support programs: including, total distributed IV-D and non-IV-E child support collections, child support caseload, number of children served, rates of cases with orders established and support collected, and cost-effectiveness rates. 

Data on WIC: including state-level participation, food costs, average monthly food cost per person, and nutrition services and administrative costs

Birth data available includes: number of births, birth rate, fertility rate, percent born low birthweight, and percent unmarried

Analysis of 23 governors' speeches for mentions of early care and education.

Contact information of those working in early learning in each state.

State data on spending and participation in CCDBG-and TANF-funded child care in federal fiscal year (FY) 2014: October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014. State data tables on pages 7-9.

State Medicaid coverage availability for the following services for children from birth to age 6: Child screening for social-emotional problems, maternal depression screening in pediatric and family medicine settings, mental health services in a pediatric or family medicine setting, mental health services in child care and early education settings, mental health services in the home setting, dyadic (parent-child) treatment, parenting programs to address child mental health needs, and case management/care coordination. Maps with state level data throughout the report.