In this report, we describe how CCAoA, in partnership with a diverse group of national stakeholders, developed a preliminary child care licensing database in 2017. We then share how we subsequently developed a new set of child care licensing standard benchmarks, a benchmark scoring rubric and a shareable state benchmark snapshot resource, collectively referred to as the 2020 Child Care Licensing Benchmark Project. All components of the 2020 Child Care Licensing Benchmark Project are consistent with 2014 CCDBG Act reauthorization requirements and best practice recommendations for quality advancement beyond basic standards. (author abstract)