In this session, you will hear from Raquel Hall, Community Builder, Graylyn Swilley Woods, Executive DIrector, and Renae Schmidt, Strategic Research Analyst, from the Overtown Children & Youth Coalition about driving and guiding the work of a cross-community collaboration to improve early childhood wellbeing and impact childcare sector workforce in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Collective Impact approach and lessons presented included 1) identifying key stakeholders, 2) establishing shared measurement, 3) identifying and collecting data important to cross-community work, and 4) showcasing examples of how data can be leveraged and interpreted to inform initiatives, allocate resources, and drive policy and advocacy work.