The Mississippi Early Learning Alliance (MELA) Annual Report is designed to summarize our activities and accomplishments over the past year. Our purpose is to share our guiding vision for early childhood in Mississippi, explain the strategies and tactics we are using to make this vision a reality, provide updates on our progress, and highlight emerging areas of work and collaboration. While we are excited to share and celebrate the work we have done, MELA also intends for this report to serve as a tool for accountability and transparency with our funders, partners, and the greater early childhood community of Mississippi.