This study evalutates access to high-quality child care across North Carolina communities. Multiple data sources are used in hierarchical linear models utilizing two and three levels to inform future state and national policies that promote equitable access to high quality child care across community contexts. The study includes three aims: (1) to estimate the availablility of high quality licensed child care programs in communities throughout North Carolina; (2) to examine the relationship between the socioeconomic context of communities and child care quality; and (3) to compare community socioeconomic contexts of child care programs participating in voluntary Environment Rating Scale assessments with child care programs not participating.