Collaborating with Early Childhood Education stakeholders across the state, AZHSA is instrumental in developing and implementing policies, standards, and tools for quality ratings and improvement systems. Our Early Childhood Development Committee focused on increasing transparency and collaboration between Head Start and the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). Together, they created strategies for capturing data that can support greater continuity of services for Head Start/EHS children and those in public school from kindergarten through third grade. Improved inclusion and information sharing will make it possible to gain traction on a number of statewide goals, including closing the learning gap between typically developing children and those with special needs. (author abstract)