In September 2020, the Alliance for Early Success released the Build Stronger Policy Roadmap, that lays out a set of policy actions that we—advocates and policy leaders at both the state and federal levels—need to implement to move toward a more equitable and ambitious child care system. This report updates that Roadmap by highlighting actual actions that states have taken since the pandemic began that are stepping stones toward transformational change. These actions focus on the following policy objectives: Advance the Early Care and Education Profession; Reform Child Care Financing; Increase Access and Affordability for All Families; Provide Supports for Children, Families, and Communities. (author abstract)