This Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) final performance report for the year 2016 describes California's accomplishments, lessons learned, challenges, and strategies California will implement to address those challenges. California's Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) implements a unique approach that builds upon its local and statewide successes to create sustainable capacity at the local level and addresses the geographic and cultural diversity of California. Approximately 77 percent of the grant funding is being spent at the local level, via 17 original consortia and 14 mentee counties, to support the development and expansion of successful local Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) efforts focused on improved outcomes for children with high needs. As the RTT-ELC lead agency, staff from the California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education and Support Division (EESD), along with staff from First 5 California (F5CA), have served as the RTT-ELC Implementation Team and provided Consortia and workgroup meeting planning and facilitation, technical assistance (TA) and support, and fiscal and programmatic oversight. Both locally, and at the state, progress continued on the governance structures with representatives from the Governor's Administration (Department of Finance [DOF], California Department of Social Services [CDSS], and State Board of Education [SBE]), as well as consortia members, continuing to demonstrate strong commitment and collaboration during this fourth year of implementation.