Management Analysis and Development compiled this report on state-level governance of early childhood development, care, and learning programs in response to a 2021 requirement from the Minnesota legislature. MAD reviewed studies of early childhood governance, researched approaches in other states, and spoke to several prominent national experts, officials in Minnesota and elsewhere, and more than 100 community stakeholders and early childhood advocates. With a timeline that allowed only a few months for research, MAD was limited in the level of engagement and the number of interviews feasible for this report. MAD found no consensus about the best governance approach to early childhood programs from the sources consulted, neither the reference research and national experts nor the community stakeholders, early childhood advocates, and state officials in Minnesota. MAD learned that consolidation opens up possibilities for improved coordination, collaboration, and effective management. But MAD determined there is no one correct early childhood governance structure, and the choice of governance model cannot ensure improvements for programs and systems. For this reason, MAD offers no recommendations for which model of governance Minnesota should use. MAD concludes that more time, engagement, and interviews would not likely have led to clearer guidance at this point on early childhood governance choices. (author abstract)