The process of developing a statewide strategic plan included five major activities: (a) findings from a statewide needs assessment, (b) input from the Illinois Early Learning Council ad hoc strategic plan workgroup, (c) input from the Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development focal planning workgroups, (d) reviewing existing statewide strategic plans, and (e) collecting input from constituents and stakeholders. Illinois has prioritized 23 strategic goals that are categorized in four topic areas or domains—access, quality, coordination, and workforce—to advance the state’s B-5 system, as outlined in Exhibit ES1. Exhibit ES2 presents a crosswalk of the strategic plan with the findings of the needs assessment report, as required by the PDG B-5 grant. (author abstract)