This study is designed to broaden our understanding of the capacity of Texas Institutes of Higher Education (IHE) early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs to effectively prepare Texas early childhood professionals for the workforce. In order to do this, IHEs promote developmentally appropriate practices that cultivate young children's optimal learning and development, grounded in both the research on child development and learning, and in the knowledge base regarding educational effectiveness in early care and education (Bredekamp & Copple, 1996). Data were collected from Texas Institutions of Higher Education that offer certificates and degrees in the area of early childhood care and education. (author abstract)