State Systems Building Through Governance

This resource is the first chapter of BUILD's E-Book - Rising to the Challenge: Building Effective Systems for Young Children and Families. The E-Book shares learnings from the initial implementation of the Early Learning Challenge, the major federal funding initiative, launched in 2011, supporting states in developing high quality early childhood systems, especially targeted to children with high needs. This chapter explores state governance in the context of the Early Learning Challenges mission to improve school readiness supports and outcomes for young children.