An examination of the approaches to child care partnerships in existence across the country, and the impact of child care/Head Start partnerships on quality and access. Phase 1 analyzes an existing database of quantitative and qualitative data to describe current approaches. Phase 2 involves a correlational study of data from a random sample of child care centers and a comparison group not engaged in partnerships, using surveys of parents, teachers, and directors of child care and Head Start programs over three points in time.