Introduction: why governance? Why this volume? / Sharon Lynn Kagan
Conceptualizing ECE governance: not the elephant in the room / Sharon Lynn Kagan
Glancing at governance: the contemporary landscape / Elliot Regenstein
Governance as a lever for bringing coherence to ECE systems: the adaptive capacities of consolidated approaches / Rebecca E. Gomez
Governance as a driver for systems development: issues of scope and implementation / Harriet Dichter
The intersection of quality rating and improvement systems and ECE governance / Kate Tarrant and Diana Schaack
Implications of standards-based quality improvement efforts for governance structures / Catherine Scott-Little
Early Childhood governance and accountability / Thomas Schultz
Early childhood data governance: a prerequisite for answering important policy questions / Missy Cochenour and Kathleen Hebbeler
Governance and financing / Rolf Grafwallner
Governance and professional development systems / Sarah LeMoine
Family and community engagement in early childhood education governance / Thomas Rendon
Looking ahead: governance and the role of leadership / Susan Hibbard
Revisiting early childhood education's governance choices / Stacie G. Goffin and Beth Rous
Epilogue-Early childhood governance: present and prospective views / Rebecca E. Gomez and Sharon Lynn Kagan.
